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Covid vaccines and mental health management allocated less funds

A Nurse vaccinates a person with the Astra-Zeneca vaccine. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The National Treasury has allocated the Ministry of Health Sh121.1 billion under the 2021/22 Budget, a slight increase from Sh112 billion, in the last financial year.

Of the Sh121.1billion, Sh56 billion is for development spending while Sh65 billion is for recurrent expenditure.

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