Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has led a consultative session with Development Partners Health–Kenya (DPH-K) to advance the rollout of Kenya’s new health financing model and strengthen alignment between development support and national health priorities.
During the engagement, the Ministry presented the proposed health financing framework, outlining partner-supported programmes mapped to the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) roadmap.
“At the core of this framework is the government’s unified approach one plan, one budget, and one monitoring and evaluation system designed to reduce duplication, improve coordination, and drive priority health outcomes,” Duale outlined.
Concurrently, participants discussed emerging investment opportunities and areas for technical collaboration to support Kenya’s financing reforms under the TaifaCare Model, a sustainability-focused approach that aims to expand access to quality and efficient healthcare for all Kenyans.
Likewise, the CS highlighted key government initiatives powering the health sector’s transformation, including the Social Health Authority (SHA) with 27.7 million registered Kenyans, the digital health superhighway, the scale-up of Community Health Promoters (CHPs), strengthened local pharmaceutical and medical supplies manufacturing, and ongoing efforts to build a competent health workforce.
He reaffirmed that the new financing model is centred on transparency, accountability, and results-driven investment, while promoting coordinated, high-impact interventions across the sector.
Meanwhile, CS Duale, who was accompanied by the Principal Secretary for Medical Services Dr Ouma Oluga and senior Ministry officials further urged development partners to fully familiarise themselves with the framework and deepen collaboration with government efforts to accelerate progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.
By Michael Omondi
