Health Ministry rolls out electronic system to boost services

Ministry of Health Principal Secretary Mary Muriuki Muthoni during the launch of Polio vaccination campaigns across the Country at a Nairobi Hotel on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. [Samson Wire, Standard]

The Ministry of Health is to capture data using the electronic Community Health Information System (e-CHIS) system on services provided to households.

Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni said the government had provided 110,000 smartphones to the Community Health Promoters (CHPs) in the 47 counties to carry out an extensive rollout of the e-CHIS across the country.