Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale now says the Sh31 billion allocated to the State Department of Public Health and Professional Standards is insufficient to finance key programmes in the health sector.
Appearing before the National Assembly Health Committee, Duale stated that the department requires an additional Sh22 billion to support critical institutions and programme areas that are either underfunded or entirely omitted in the draft Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2025/26.
The Cabinet Secretary, addressing the committee chaired by Seme MP James Nyikal, explained that although the entire health sector had been allocated Sh136 billion in the draft estimates, the amount represents only 22.91 per cent of the sector's actual resource requirements. "By reducing the burden of preventable diseases and empowering individuals to take charge of their well-being, we can establish a more sustainable and effective healthcare financing model for our country," said Duale. .Keep ReadingCan CS Duale alias the bulldozer fix a health sector on the sickbed?Six dead as cholera outbreak spreadsCommittee to file report on organ trafficking claims at Mediheal within 80 daysDuale guns blazing over organ trafficking at MedihealHe outlined that the requested Sh22 billion would cater for Port Health Services, Disease Surveillance, the Kenya Health Professions Oversight Authority, the Kenya National Public Health Institute, and the National Quality Control Laboratories.
Additional funding is also required for the National Public Health Laboratories, food safety initiatives, Neglected Tropical Diseases, clinical waste disposal systems, health promotion and education, intergovernmental forums, and the Radiation Protection Project.
