In a significant move to enhance healthcare delivery across Kenya, the Ministry of Health has unveiled three key reports aimed at improving healthcare quality and system readiness. The reports—focusing on Quality of Care and Human Resources for Health, Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA), and the Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) Investment Case—are instrumental in advancing Kenya’s efforts towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
The launch event, held on 28th October 2025, was led by Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale, who highlighted the importance of these reports in guiding crucial policy reforms and addressing existing gaps in the healthcare system. According to Duale, improving the quality of healthcare is a constitutional right under Article 43, and the findings from these assessments will be used to enhance healthcare delivery and ensure better health outcomes for Kenyans.
Among the highlights, Duale stressed the urgent need to balance the distribution of technical and non-technical health workers to ensure a well-functioning workforce across all healthcare sectors. Furthermore, maternal health was singled out as a national priority. In a bid to improve this area, the Ministry announced plans to introduce a digital maternity dashboard aimed at monitoring and enhancing the quality of care provided to mothers and infants across the country.
The reports align with Kenya’s broader health sector objectives, including the Kenya Health Sector Strategic Plan (2023–2027) and the Primary Healthcare Strategic Framework (2021–2030). These strategic plans reinforce the government’s commitment to ensuring that healthcare remains equitable, resilient, and people-centred, in line with the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA).
Key government and health officials, including Principal Secretaries Dr. Ouma Oluga and Ms. Mary Muthoni, alongside Director-General for Health Dr. Patrick Amoth, were present at the event. Hon. Duale also acknowledged the support of development partners, such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WHO, UNICEF, and UNFPA, for their technical and financial contributions.
In conclusion, Duale called for enhanced collaboration among stakeholders, urging partnerships in the pursuit of SDG 17—Partnerships for the Goals to ensure a more robust and equitable healthcare system for all Kenyans.
