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China backs Kenya's health sector reforms in new Sh64.5billion partnership

Health Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale held a strategic engagement with a Chinese delegation led by Ambassador H.E. Ms. Guo Haiyan. [Courtesy/Ministry of Health]

Health Cabinet Secretary Hon Aden Duale has held a strategic engagement with a Chinese delegation to discuss the establishment of local vaccine and pharmaceutical production hubs using Chinese technology.

The delegations, led by Ambassador H.E. Ms Guo Haiyan, focused on a transformative USD 500 million (Sh64.5billion) joint initiative aimed at strengthening Kenya's supply chains, reducing import dependency, creating employment in line with the government's development agenda, and positioning Kenya as a continental leader in health product manufacturing-a vision expected to materialise by 2028 with support from the Chinese government.

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