What Kenya needs to do to attain universal health coverage goals

Doctors during a strike last year. file PHOTO | NMG

During his inauguration late last year, President Uhuru Kenyatta scheduled a self-imposed target of 100 per cent universal healthcare coverage (UHC) by 2022.

While this is a very ambitious target, it’s heartening to appreciate health listed among the ‘Big Four’ priorities for the government. The expectation is that citizens realise increased access to healthcare, especially to the vulnerable groups arising from concerted government efforts.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.