Primary health care best bet for universal health coverage

Women at a maternity ward in Liberia. Primary Health Care is where people engage with the health system for the first time. Kenya is constrained by shortages of health workers. [File, Standard]

Kenya continues to make significant progress towards improving the health status of its people. Our efforts have resulted in a significant reduction of maternal and child mortality rates with a positive impact on health outcomes of our mothers, children and communities.

However, the country is now faced with the challenge of the double burden of communicable and non- communicable diseases, which the government is committed to ensure we achieve the goal of health for all.