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CS Mailu reveals plan to up health budget allocation

Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu Photo:Courtesy

The Government plans to increase the health budgetary allocation to at least Sh78 billion by 2022 in the push for universal health coverage.

Health Cabinet Secretary Cleopa Mailu said the increase would be done gradually from the current seven per cent of the total budget to the expected 10 per cent.

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