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  Pumwani Hospital Incident, a Wakeup Call for Counties on Managing Health Facilities

  The recent discovery of 12 dead babies stuffed in polythene bags at Pumwani Hospital is a wakeup call for County Governments to rethink the management of their public health facilities. Despite devolving the health system, the stark reality is that primary care system in Kenya is not efficient and not able to serve the needs of the population. The devolved system was supposed to bring more ownership and decision power to the local level. However, the devolution has brought about budget cuts and the fact that public administrators now have the responsibility to manage their public hospita

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  Addressing NCDs to Fast-Track Achievement of Universal Health Coverage

  The emerging prevalence of Non–Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and related risk factors may reverse Kenya’s recent gains in health, unless urgent and deliberate actions are taken.

  It is estimated that non-communicable diseases account for 27% of all deaths suffered by Kenyans, equivalent to almost 100,000 people per year (WHO, 2016). Over 50% of all hospital admissions are as a result of NCDs.

  The burden of disease brought about by non-communicable diseases is a major public health concer

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  Improving the Quality of Health Services towards Universal Health Coverage

  Universal Health Coverage (UHC). That is presently THE buzzword across Kenya’s health system.

  While there has been much focus and discussion on the role of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) in providing financial protection for Kenyans so as to reduce out of pocket spending for health, a lot less is being said about the quality of health care services, and how this contributes towards the realisation of UHC.

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines quality health care as servi

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