Private sector can play role in managing county health

The defunct District Health Management Teams (DHMTs) were part of the District Focus for Rural Development, a President Daniel Moi era unit tasked with spearheading the reach of the central government’s health policy to the grassroots.

Now replaced by the Sub-County Health Management Teams (SCHMTs), the structure still remains stiff and unyielding to the realities of the post-devolution health system.