Kenya is poised for a significant boost in healthcare funding after a coalition of international philanthropists, including the Gates Foundation, the United Arab Emirates, which recently rebranded as the Mohamed Bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity, and a group of American donors announced a Ksh64.65 billion (USD 500 million) aid package. The support comes at a critical time, as the country faces reduced foreign assistance following aid cuts by the US President Donald Trump's administration.
The funding will focus on revitalising the health sector, which has been heavily impacted by recent aid cuts, with particular attention to maternal and newborn health programmes.
The initiative will span across sub-Saharan Africa but will be anchored in Nairobi, which will serve as its headquarters.
The project has been in the works for at least a year.
