The Ministry of Health has invited media stakeholders to give their views on the proposed Universal Health Coverage bills.
The ministry through a Technical Working Group comprised of officers drawn from the ministry, office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice and Kenya Law Reform Commission has developed four bills.
The Media Council of Kenya, Kenya Editors Guild, Media Owners Association and Kenya Union of Journalists will be required to appear before the team on Monday to submit written comments and views regarding the draft bills.
They include the Social Health Insurance Bill 2023, the Digital Health Bill 2023, the Primary Healthcare Bill 2023 and the Facility Improvement Financing Bill 2023.
Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai reiterated the government’s commitment to accelerate the attainment of UHC.
“UHC aims at ensuring that all Kenyans access and receive essential quality health services without suffering financial hardship,” he said.
“In the plan, several interventions have been identified towards the delivery of UHC. They include provision of a fully funded primary healthcare comprising of promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services.”
Also on the agenda is the setting up of an emergency, critical and chronic illness fund to cater for emergency, critical and chronic illnesses and the provision of social health insurance fund coverage for all Kenyans without exclusion.