Each year, approximately one million Kenyans fall below the poverty line due to health-care related expenditure. Poverty due to diseases, low income, unemployment rates and other challenges further predisposes many Kenyans to disease while at the same time slowing growth.
Despite devolving healthcare, many Kenyans still have difficulties accessing services. Still, many more are forced to choose between health care and other daily basic expenses such as food, clothing and education.