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Ministry Of Health (Kenya)
The Ministry of Health in Kenya is based in Nairobi at the Afya House. The current Cabinet Secretary for health is Aden Duale. History The Ministry of Health traces its roots back to colonial times in British Kenya. Post independence, in the inaugural cabinet, the ministry was originally named the Ministry of Health and Housing. The inaugural holder of the post was Dr. Njoroge Mungai. In 2008, the coalition government was formed and the Ministry of Health was divided into the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Medical Services. However, this lasted for only four years, and the ministries merged into the unified Ministry of Health in 2013 after the formation of the Unity government. The United States suspended their $21 million funding of the ministry over allegations of corruption on 9 May 2017. Child agencies The Ministry of Health has 6 departments within the organization which focuses on their respective sector who are under the supervision of the Director of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Kenya
The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) is the Central government, national government of the Kenya, Republic of Kenya located in East Africa. It is composed of Counties of Kenya, 47 Counties, each county with its own semi-autonomous governments, including the national capital of Nairobi, where the national government is primarily based. The national government is composed of three distinct branches: The Parliament of Kenya, Legislature (Parliament), the #Executive branch, Executive and the Judiciary of Kenya, Judiciary. Each arm is independent of the other and their individual roles are set by the Constitution of Kenya while their powers and duties are further defined by Act of Parliament, acts of Parliament. Naming The full name of the country is the "Republic of Kenya". Its official Swahili language, Swahili name is "Jamhuri ya Kenya". No other names appear in the Constitution, and these are the names that appear on the country's currency, in treaties, and in legal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Mugo
Beth Wambui Mugo (born 11 July 1939 in Kiambu district) is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Dagoretti Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 parliamentary election. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008. Political career Beth Mugo has had a successful career in politics. She was a nominated member of the Senate between 21 March 2013 → 16 July 2017. She was also a member of parliament for for The Party of National Unity. She was the Assistant Minister of Education ( |
Healthcare In Kenya
Kenya's health care system is structured in a step-wise manner so that complicated cases are referred to a higher level. Gaps in the system are filled by private and church run units. * Level 1 Community Health Units * Level 2 Dispensaries and private clinics * Level 3 Health centres * Level 4 Sub-county hospitals and nursing homes * Level 5 County Referral hospitals, Teaching and Referral hospitals and private hospitals * Level 6 National referral hospital Health care units Community Health Units These are teams of trained volunteers that are recruited to offer the most basic primary healthcare and basic sanitation services to communities. Services include child medical care, vaccinations, first aid, and many more. Dispensaries The government runs dispensaries across the country and are the lowest point of contact with the public. These are run and managed by enrolled and registered nurses who are supervised by the nursing officer at the respective health centre. They pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Health Departments And Ministries
Most executive governments in the world are divided into departments or ministries. In most such cases, there is a department or ministry responsible for health. A * Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Albania) * Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (Algeria) * Ministry of Health and the Environment (Antigua and Barbuda) ** Barbuda's Public Health Department * Ministry of Health (Argentina) * Ministry of Health (Armenia) * Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia) ** Ministry of Health (New South Wales), known as NSW Health ** Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria) ** Department of Health (Western Australia) * Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Austria) * Ministry of Healthcare (Azerbaijan) B * Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Health (The Bahamas) * Ministry of Health (Bahrain) * Federal Public Service Health (Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Mlongo Barasa
Deborah Mlongo Barasa, also Debra Mulongo Barasa (née: Mlongo), is a Kenyan consultant internist, infectious diseases expert and politician. She was the cabinet secretary of health in the cabinet of Kenya, from August 2024 until 1 April 2025. Prior to that, she was an infectious diseases consultant at the World Health Organization, based in Nairobi, Kenya. Background and education She is a Kenyan national. She graduated in 2006, from the University of Nairobi (UoN), with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. Later, she obtained a Master of Medicine in Internal Medicine, also from UoN. As of July 2024, she was pursuing a Master of Science degree in infectious diseases, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Career Before politics At the WHO hub in Nairobi, Kenya, she established infectious diseases programmes in Eastern and Southern Africa and "supported member states in developing and implementing national action plans, in addition to off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Nakhumicha Wafula
Susan Nakhumicha Wafula (née: Susan Nakhumicha) is a Kenyan politician former cabinet secretary of health and supply chain expert in the Cabinet of Kenya. Beyond the KMTC diploma, she has a first class honors bachelor in Procurement and Logistics from JKUAT. Before that she oversaw the supply chain for the Global Programme for Research and Training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Background and education Reliable Kenyan online sources report that she was born in the town of Kitale, in the Trans-Nzoia County. After attending primary and secondary school, she was admitted to the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), where she graduated with a Diploma in Pharmacy. She then enrolled at the Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), where she obtained a Diploma in Healthcare Management. In 2012 she claims that she was admitted to the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) where she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Procurement and Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutahi Kagwe
Mutahi Kagwe is a Kenyan politician serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development in the Republic of Kenya. Formerly he was the cabinet secretary for Health in the government of Uhuru Kenyatta. He assumed office on 28 February 2020 after the docket was handed over to him by the previous cabinet secretary for Health, Sicily Kariuki. Kagwe hit the airwaves at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when the first case was confirmed in Nairobi on 12 Marc2020 following the outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Education Hon. Mutahi Kagwe was born in 1958 and he attended his early education at Kihate Primary School from 1965 - 1971. He later joined Kagumo High School in 1972 - 1977 to pursue his O levels and A levels. Kagwe would later join the University of Nairobi from 1978 - 1981 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (Insurance) degree. He took further studies at the United States International University from 1988 - 1992 and graduated wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily Kariuki
Sicily Kanini Kariuki is a Kenyan politician who has been serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, since 20 January 2020. She previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Health. Previously, she was the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, from December 2015 until January 2018. Early life and education Sicily Kanini Kariuki was born in Kangaru Village, Manyatta constituency, in present-day Embu County in Kenya. Kariuki has a bachelor's degree, from the University of Nairobi. Her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, was awarded by the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) in conjunction with Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Regulation, from Michigan State University in the United States. Career before politics Kariuki enjoyed a wide-ranging career in the business world, including as an officer of thKenya Investment Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu
Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu (born c. 1956) is a Kenyan politician. He served as the Kenyan Minister of Health. Early life Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu was born circa 1956. He attended schools in Kyulu and Kangundo until he went to Friends School Kamusinga. He graduated from the University of Nairobi and earned a master's degree in medical genetics from the University of Glasgow. Career Mailu started his career as an intern at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Mailu was the founding director of its department of medical genetics in 1989. From 1995 to 2000, he worked for the Ministry of Health and led an anti-polio campaign. Mailu subsequently worked for Unicef and the World Health Organization in Malawi and Zambia. Mailu became the first African CEO of The Nairobi Hospital in 2003. On 2 August 2018, Mailu presented his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) as the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UNOG. Mailu is Chairing the Meeting of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wainaina Macharia
James Wainaina Macharia (born 1959) is a Kenyan accountant who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta ( born 26 October 1961) is a Kenyan politician who served as the fourth president of Kenya from 2013 to 2022. The son of Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first president, he previously served as Prime Minister of Kenya, Deputy Pri ... as Cabinet Secretary for transport in November 2015. He replaced in acting capacity Michael kamau who was suspended in March 2015. Before that he was the cabinet secretary for health. References F 1959 births Kenyan accountants University of Nairobi alumni Alumni of the University of Reading Living people {{Kenya-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Anyang Nyong'o
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (born 10 October 1943), politically known as Anyang' Nyong'o, is a Kenyan politician and author who is the Governor of Kisumu County. He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement (the current Secretary-General is Edwin Sifuna). Professor Nyong'o was the acting party leader from March 11 until late May 2009 when Raila Odinga was in the United States and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing the Kisumu Rural Constituency. He was the Minister for Medical Services and previously the Minister for Planning & National Development. He previously served as the Senator of Kisumu from 2013 to 2017. Early life and education Nyong'o was born in Ratta, Kisumu, Kenya. He completed his undergraduate studies at Uganda's Makerere University, where he was awarded a first class honours degree in political science. He Served as Guild president of Makerere in 1969/70. He thereafter proceeded to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Ngilu
Charity Kaluki Ngilu (born 28 January 1952) is a Kenyan politician and the second governor elected for Kitui County. She unsuccessfully vied to be President of the Republic of Kenya in 1997. She served as Minister for Health from 2003 until 2007 and Minister of Water and Irrigation from April 2008 to 2013. She also served as Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development from 2013 until 2015. Charity Ngilu attended Alliance Girls High School, then joined Government Secretarial College, Kianda College, and the Kenya Institute of Administration for Commerce to receive management and secretarial skills. She started as a secretary before becoming a prosperous businesswoman in the plastics and bakery industries. Along with Joyce Laboso and Anne Waiguru, Ngilu is one of three women who became Kenya's first female governors in 2017. Political life Ngilu was elected to represent the Kitui central constituency seat in 1992 on a Democratic Party ticket. She was reelecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
