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Telemedicine a key cog in Kenya’s healthcare wheel
By February 2021, about 20 health facilities had received approvals from KMPDC to offer telemedicine services in the country, and this number has subsequently grown. PHOTO | SHUTTERSTOCK
Kenya has adopted universal health coverage (UHC) as part of its Big Four policy agenda. It entails the ambitious goal of ensuring that every Kenyan has access to safe, effective, quality essential health care services, including affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all, without going into poverty.
The case for UHC is incontrovertible, with the right to health being a fundamental human right guaranteed in the Constitution, and critical to Vision 2030.
