Seven counties from Mt Kenya region have entered into a partnership with the national government geared towards realisation of Universal Health Care (UHC). Governors representing counties signed the agreements with the ministry of Health in Nairobi on Monday, a year after the pilot programmes were launched in four counties. President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the UHC pilot programme on December 13, 2018World Health Organisation defines universal health care as access to quality preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitation and palliative health services regardless of their ability to pay. Under the pilot programme, residents of four counties — Kisumu, Machakos, Nyeri and Isiolo benefited from free health services provided by the government. The UHC package will catered for outpatient care such as consultation, mental illness and emergency health care.

Source: The Star January 13, 2020 18:33 UTC