Health Summit Review: A scorecard for health agenda

Kenya’s 2026 Health Summit highlighted progress in health financing, primary care and digital reforms while exposing persistent challenges in staffing, medicines, accountability and access to care...

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Kenya's 2026 Health Summit served as a critical review of the nation's journey towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC), prompting calls for tangible improvements in healthcare delivery amidst ongoing reforms.

President William Ruto presented a scorecard of his 2022 health manifesto, highlighting the rollout of the Social Health Authority (SHA) which now covers 32.2 million Kenyans.
The summit addressed longstanding challenges, including a critical shortage of healthcare workers, with President Ruto promising a resolution within a week and scheduled meetings with governors.
Experts and health workers emphasized that while reforms in financing and commodities have progressed, the human resource gap remains the biggest challenge, impacting service delivery.

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