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Better oversight and vigilance key to success of UHC rollout

With the government winning an African Union award and being recognised as a successful case-study at the United Nations General Assembly this week, it seems to be a good time to revisit the progress of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme.

The government launched the UHC programme pilot in the four counties of Kisumu, Isiolo, Nyeri and Machakos nine months ago. The programme seeks to progressively fulfill Kenyans constitutional rights to the highest attainable standard of health care. Access to safe, effective and consistently high-quality health services is the goal.

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