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Health NGOs flag growing resource gaps as health demands rise

The Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale,on September 1st 2025 at Afya House. [Edward Kiplimo,Standard]

Kenya’s health sector is facing widening financing gaps, with new data showing that the money available is not keeping up with the country’s growing healthcare needs.

The concern shaped discussions at this year’s Annual General Meeting of the Health NGOs Network (HENNET), where government officials, county leaders and civil society partners called for more predictable and better-coordinated funding.

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