In the dusty, impoverished slums of Nairobi, there is a joke that Covid-19 ‘was’ a disease of the rich. The impact of commercialised healthcare on the right to health in Kenya during the Covid-19 Pandemic.' It shows the poor see Covid-19 as a disease of the rich and speak of it in the past tense. Many slum dwellers are suspected to have contracted Covid-19 but got no treatment or medical support. The Kenya Health Policy 2014-2030 frames strengthening the role of the private sector as both a financier and a provider as one of its core objectives.

Source: The Star April 27, 2022 07:57 UTC