“Private health sector should have code of conduct!” “Private Health Sector should have code of conduct that govern its operations!” This was a call by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health, Hon. Sicily Kariuki to the private health sector to come up with code of conduct that will govern the way the private sector operates. …
Kenya Healthcare Federation to engage the NHIF reforms panel The Healthcare Financing committee(HCF) of Kenya Healthcare Federation held their first meeting for the year 2019 on 12th April 2019 at KHF offices. The meeting was chaired by the committee director Dr. Walter Obita. HCF committee is mandated to oversee the UHC discussions and planning and …
The human resource for health (HRH) committee of Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) held it’s first quarterly committee meeting on 14th March 2019, at KHF offices, to set the 2019 focus areas. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Kennedy Auma, Committee Chair. The director representative for the committee, Dr. Elizabeth Wala, called upon the committee members to …
The health regulation and quality standards committee, of Kenya Healthcare Federation, held it’s first quarterly meeting for the year 2019, on 16th March 2019, at KHF offices, to outline 2019 focus areas. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Elizabeth Wala, federation vice chair, and the director representative for the committee. In her opening remarks, Dr. …
Kenya Healthcare Federation held the first members meeting on 28th February 2019 at Movenpick Hotel, Nairobi. The meeting was sponsored by Malaria no More. The theme of the meeting was ‘’End malaria to unleash Kenya’s economic growth’’ according to research and analysis, Malaria was the leading cause of death in the year 2017.The government has since …
The ICT and Mobile health committee takes lead in establishing healthcare coding systems The ICT Committee held it’s first quarterly meeting at Kenya Healthcare Federation offices (KHF) on 24th January 2019 to outline the focus areas for 2019. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Torooti Mwirigi (Carepay Limited). The focus areas outlined included: data exchange, data …
Kenya Healthcare Students summit (KEHSS) held it’s annual conference themed “Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach for the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Kenya and Africa” on 8 – 9 February 2019 at United States International University, Nairobi. The Kenya Healthcare Students Summit is a conference that brings together healthcare students and interested professionals from all over …
What is the true cost of Healthcare? and what does it entail? Amref Health Africa in partnership with Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) held a forum on cost of healthcare on 12th February 2019, at Sarova Pan-Afric Hotel. In order to unpack the areas where costs lie in healthcare, the following guiding questions were asked: What …
10TH Ministerial Stakeholder Forum The 10th Ministerial Stakeholder Forum took place on 26th February 2019 at the PanAfric Hotel, Nairobi. The Cabinet Secretary Health Hon. Sicily Kariuki chaired the meeting with the Chairman of Kenya Healthcare Federation, Dr. Amit N. Thakker as the co-chair. The forum took place immediately after Hon. Sicily Kariuki inaugurated the NHIF Reforms …
The African Leadership Meeting was held in Ethiopia on 9th February 2019.The main agenda was “commitments for investments in the health sector across the continent with an emphasy on the importance of partnerships in order to grow the healthsector. The leadership meeting was co-organized by Africa Health Business.” Dr. Amit N. Thakker, Chairman Africa Healthcare Federation, …