A total of 8,525,305 households have been registered in the Electronic Community Health Information System, the Ministry of Health has said.
In a status update of Community Health Promoters (CHPs) as of January 10, MoH said the country’s target is to register 12, 500,000 households.
The 8,525,305 households translate to 68 per cent of registered households.
“Of the 68 per cent, 7,274,634 households have been revisited by the CHPs for routine community health services,” MoH said.
So far, 106,504 CHPs have been trained, equipped and paid stipends.
The number of diabetes screening conducted rests at 27,190, 222, where 325,249 cases were referred for further management.
The number of hypertension screenings done by the CHPs was 18, 362,172 with 699,343 cases referred for further assessment.
Children who were assessed for various diseases were 6,868,262. The children are under five and were assessed for common illnesses like malnutrition, diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia.
The CHPs identified and attended to 343,614 pregnant mothers.
At least 134,102 expectant mothers were referred to health facilities for antenatal care.
MoH said the government should ensure that each Community Health Unit has a designated full-time Community Health Assistant (CHA), to supervise the CHPs at a ratio of 1 CHA: 10 CHPs.
The government started deploying CHPs in a bid to accelerate the attainment of Universal Health Coverage.
The CHPs were deployed to provide preventive and promotive healthcare at the household level.
Earlier in January, Deputy President Kithure KIindiki said 17 million Kenyans are registered under the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme - Taifa Care.
The CHPs are undertaking countrywide enlisting of Kenyans under the new Social Health Authority (SHA).
In November 2024, Principal Secretary for the State Department for Public Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni noted the work done by the CHPs.
“Our Community Health Promoters are at the heart of this transformative journey,” she said.
“Their work ensures that no one is left behind in accessing the Social Health Insurance Fund. We will continue to empower them with the tools and training they need to succeed as we refine the system based on lessons from the ongoing registration.”
