Sakaja appoints Olive Mugenda to go healthcare reforms taskforce

Prof Olive Mugenda. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has named a seven-member taskforce to evaluation and suggest reforms within the county’s well being sector.

The crew chaired by former Kenyatta College vice-chancellor Prof Olive Mugenda has been given 45 days to evaluation residents’ entry to high quality well being providers, assess the standing of all public well being services and in addition evaluation the availability chain administration of medical merchandise.

The county beneath the Nairobi Metropolitan Providers (NMS) constructed 28 hospitals particularly in slums to assist for residents in casual settlements and in addition discourage over-reliance of Kenyatta Nationwide Hospital.

“Within the efficiency of its mandate, the Taskforce could, as the necessity arises co-opt individuals to advise or provide help on any space the Taskforce could think about needed,” the assertion by Sakaja learn. 

Mr Sakaja additionally the taskforce will assess the standing of well being data administration and suggest interventions in direction of reaching it and in addition evaluation present human useful resource capability and assess the gaps, amongst different points.

Different members of the taskforce are Dr Anastacia Nyalita, Dr Githinji Gitahi, Ms Dorcas Kemunto, Chief Administrative secretary within the Ministry of well being Dr Mercy Mwangangi, the founding father of St Mary’s Hospitals Dr William Charles Fryda and Ms Karei Mwenda. 

The crew will even evaluation and suggest an environment friendly well being financing mannequin. Earlier than he retired, President Kenyatta commissioned 14 Stage 2 and three hospitals to cater to the wants of residents within the casual sector in areas together with Gichagi in Kangemi, Mukuru Kwa Reuben, Tassia Kwa Ndege and Our Girl of Nazareth in Mukuru Kwa Njenga.

Mr Kenyatta additionally commissioned Mathare-Korogocho Stage 5 Hospital which was renamed Mama Margaret Kenyatta Hospital.

However there have been complaints that the hospitals lack services, personnel and medicines even after being launched.

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