28/11/2025
The Principal Secretary for Medical Services, Dr. Ouma Oluga, today joined the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Aden Duale, in a consultative forum with Development Partners Health–Kenya (DPH-K) at the Villa Rosa Kempinski. The meeting focused on strengthening coordination and financing of Kenya’s health sector to better support ongoing reforms.
The forum brought together senior government officials and development partners to review the proposed Health Sector Financing Framework, a unified approach designed to ensure that all investments align with national priorities and accelerate progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the Taifa Care model.
Dr. Oluga emphasised that the consultative meeting was convened to enhance coordination of partner support, ensuring resources are deployed efficiently and reach the communities that need them most. He reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to a streamlined operational approach — “One Plan, One Budget, One Monitoring and Evaluation” — aimed at reducing duplication, improving access to services, and promoting unified action across all stakeholders.
He noted that the current landscape, where development partners operate through varied funding mechanisms and priorities, has occasionally led to fragmentation. The proposed financing framework seeks to harmonise these investments with national goals, ensuring that every shilling invested in the health sector delivers optimal impact.
Dr. Oluga underscored the importance of collective effort, highlighting the Taifa Care financing model as a practical example of how coordinated strategies can strengthen health outcomes. He called on development partners to continue collaborating closely with the Ministry of Health to reinforce support for health services across the country.
The consultative forum marks a significant step toward building a more unified, transparent, and people-centred health financing system — one that will enhance service delivery and accelerate Kenya’s progress toward achieving UHC.
