𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐲𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦s

Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Aden Duale, today held discussions with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Kenya Coalition of Nutrition, led by Dr. David Miliband, to advance stronger partnerships in eliminating malnutrition a critical pillar of the Taifa Care Model and Kenya’s healthcare transformation agenda.

The meeting explored joint resource mobilization through alternative financing, reducing the national burden of malnutrition currently at 4% and as high as 15% in arid and semi-arid areas and strengthening the Community Health Strategy by leveraging Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and the electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) for real-time data, improved service delivery, and performance tracking.

Participants committed to reviewing progress every six months, safeguarding the continuity of life-saving nutrition programmes, and co-investing in proven models that build resilient supply chains, enhance health worker capacity, and promote stronger data sharing. They emphasized the importance of a multi-sectoral approach in mobilizing resources and tracking results, placing nutrition at the heart of Primary Healthcare and Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Hon. Duale underscored that nutrition remains central to Primary Healthcare and UHC, not only driving healthier communities but also contributing to stronger economic growth.

The Cabinet Secretary was joined by Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, Ms. Mary Muthoni; Director-General for Health, Dr. Patrick Amoth; Mr. Gilbert Kamanga of World Vision; Ms. Janet Micheni of Action Against Hunger; and other senior Ministry of Health officials.