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Ministry Of Health (Kenya)
The Ministry of Health in Kenya is based in Nairobi at the Afya House. The current Cabinet Secretary for health is Ms. Susan Nakhumi cha Wafula. History The Ministry of Health traces its roots back to colonial times in British Kenya. Post independence, in the inaugural cabinet, the ministry was originally named the Ministry of Health and Housing. The inaugural holder of the post was Dr. Njoroge Mungai. In 2008, the coalition government was formed and the Ministry of Health was divided into the Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Medical Services. However, this lasted for only four years, and the ministries merged into the unified Ministry of Health in 2013 after the formation of the Unity government. The United States suspended their $21 million funding of the ministry over allegations of corruption on 9 May 2017. Child agencies The Ministry of Health has 6 departments within the organization which focuses on their respective sector who are under the supervision of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Kenya
, image = , caption = Coat of arms of Kenya , date = 1963 , jurisdiction = Republic of Kenya , url = http://www.mygov.go.ke/ , legislature = Parliament of Kenya , meeting_place = Parliament Buildings , leader_title = President of Kenya , headquarters = State House , appointed = Direct popular vote , main_organ = Cabinet( 22 Ministries of Kenya) , ministries = , court = Supreme Court , seat = Nairobi The Government of the Republic of Kenya (GoK) is the national government of the republic of Kenya which is composed of 47 Counties, each county with its own semi-autonomous governments. The national government is composed of three arms: The Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary. Each arm is independent of the other and their individual roles are set by the Constitution of Kenya. The full name of the country is the "Republic of Kenya". Its official Swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Mugo
Beth Wambui Mugo (born 11 July 1939 in Kiambu district) is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to Party of National Unity and was elected to represent the Dagoretti Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 parliamentary election. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008. Political career Beth Mugo has had a successful career in politics. She was a nominated member of the Senate between 21 March 2013 → 16 July 2017. She was also a member of parliament for Dagoretti for The Party of National Unity. She was the Assistant Minister of Education () b ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Healthcare In Kenya
Kenya's health care system is structured in a step-wise manner so that complicated cases are referred to a higher level. Gaps in the system are filled by private and church run units. * Level 1 Community Health Units * Level 2 Dispensaries and private clinics * Level 3 Health centres * Level 4 Sub-county hospitals and nursing homes * Level 5 County Referral hospitals, Teaching and Referral hospitals and private hospitals * Level 6 National referral hospital Health care units Community Health Units These are teams of trained volunteers that are recruited the most basic primary healthcare and basic sanitation services to communities. Services include child medical care, vaccinations, first aid, and many more. Dispensaries The government runs dispensaries across the country and are the lowest point of contact with the public. These are run and managed by enrolled and registered nurses who are supervised by the nursing officer at the respective health centre. They provide outp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Health Departments And Ministries
Most executive governments in the world are divided into departments or ministries. In most such cases, there is a department or ministry responsible for health. A * Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan) * Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Albania) * Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (Algeria) * Ministry of Health and the Environment (Antigua and Barbuda) ** Barbuda's Public Health Department * Ministry of Health (Argentina) * Ministry of Health (Armenia) * Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia) ** Ministry of Health (New South Wales), known as NSW Health ** Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria) ** Department of Health (Western Australia) * Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Austria) * Ministry of Healthcare (Azerbaijan) B * Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Health (The Bahamas) * Ministry of Health (Bahrain) * Federal Public Service Health (Belgium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Nakhumicha Wafula
Susan Nakhumicha Wafula is a Kenyan politician and supply chain expert who was recently appointed as the new Cabinet Minister for Health.She oversaw supplies for the Global Programme for Research and Training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She worked at the Nairobi Women's Hospital as the manager of procurement and logistics as well. References {{reflist Kenyan women in politics Kenyan politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutahi Kagwe
Hon. Mutahi Kagwe is the formecabinet secretary for Healthin the Republic of Kenya. He assumed office on 28 February 2020 after the docket was handed over to him by the previous cabinet secretary for Health, Sicily Kariuki. He hit the airwaves at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when the first case was confirmed in Nairobi on 12 Marc2020 following the outbreak in Wuhan, China in December 2019. As the pandemic intensified, the government of Kenya imposed lockdowns in the virus hotspot areas, dusk-to-dawn curfews, travel bans, and other restrictions to try to contain the spread of COVID-19. He was succeeded by Susan Nakhumicha Wafula on 31 October 2022. Education Hon. Mutahi Kagwe was born in 1958 and he attended his early education at Kihate Primary School from 1965 - 1971. He later joined Kagumo High School in 1972 - 1977 to pursue his O levels and A levels. Kagwe would later join the University of Nairobi from 1978 - 1981 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce (In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily Kariuki
Sicily Kanini Kariuki is a Kenyan politician who has been serving as the Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, since 20 January 2020. She previously served as the Cabinet Secretary for Health. Previously, she was the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, from December 2015 until January 2018. Early life and education Sicily Kanini Kariuki was born in Kangaru Village, Manyatta constituency, in present-day Embu County in Kenya. Kariuki has a bachelor's degree, from the University of Nairobi. Her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, was awarded by the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (ESAMI) in conjunction with Maastricht School of Management in the Netherlands. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Regulation, from Michigan State University in the United States. Career before politics Kariuki enjoyed a wide-ranging career in the business world, including as an officer of thKenya Investment Autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu
Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu (born c. 1956) is a Kenyan politician. He served as the Kenyan Minister of Health. Early life Cleopa Kilonzo Mailu was born circa 1956. He attended schools in Kyulu and Kangundo until he went to Friends School Kamusinga. He graduated from the University of Nairobi and earned a master's degree in medical genetics from the University of Glasgow. Career Mailu started his career as an intern at the Kenyatta National Hospital. Mailu was the founding director of its department of medical genetics in 1989. From 1995 to 2000, he worked for the Ministry of Health and led an anti-polio campaign. Mailu subsequently worked for Unicef and the World Health Organization in Malawi and Zambia. Mailu became the first African CEO of The Nairobi Hospital in 2003. On 2 August 2018, Mailu presented his credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) as the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UNOG. Mailu is Chairing the Meeting of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wainaina Macharia
James Wainaina Macharia (born 1959) is a Kenyan accountant who was nominated by President Uhuru Kenyatta as Cabinet Secretary for transport in November 2015.He replaced in acting capacity Michael kamau who was suspended in March 2015. Before that he was the cabinet secretary for health. . References F 1959 births Kenyan accountants University of Nairobi alumni Alumni of the University of Reading Living people {{Kenya-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Anyang Nyong'o
Peter Anyang' Nyong'o (born 10 October 1943) is a Kenyan politician and author who is the Governor of Kisumu County. He is a former Secretary-General of Orange Democratic Movement (the current Secretary-General is Edwin Sifuna). Professor Nyong'o was the acting party leader from March 11 until late May when Raila Odinga was in the United States and was elected to the National Assembly of Kenya in the December 2007 parliamentary election, representing the Kisumu Rural Constituency. He was the Minister for Medical Services and previously the Minister for Planning & National Development. He previously served as the Senator of Kisumu from 2013 to 2017. Life and career Nyong'o was born in Ratta, Kisumu, British Kenya. He completed his undergraduate studies at Uganda's Makerere University, where he was awarded a first class honours degree in political science. He Served as Guild president of Makerere in 1969/70. He thereafter proceeded to his graduate and postgraduate stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charity Ngilu
Charity Kaluki Ngilu (born 28 January 1952) is a Kenyan politician and the second governor elected for Kitui County. She unsuccessfully vied to be President of the Republic of Kenya in 1997. She served as Minister for Health from 2003 until 2007 and Minister of Water and Irrigation from April 2008 to 2013. She also served as Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development from 2013 until 2015. Ngilu was born in Mbooni, Makueni District in 1952. She was educated at Alliance Girls High School, then worked as a secretary for Central Bank of Kenya, before becoming an entrepreneur. She acted as a director of a plastics extrusion factory. Along with Joyce Laboso and Anne Waiguru, Ngilu is one of three women who became Kenya's first female governors in 2017. Political life Ngilu was elected to represent the Kitui central constituency seat in 1992 on a Democratic Party ticket. She was reelected to the same seat and ran for president in the 1997 general election on a Social ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper had a population of 4,397,073 in the 2019 census, while the metropolitan area has a projected population in 2022 of 10.8 million. The city is commonly referred to as the Green City in the Sun. Nairobi was founded in 1899 by colonial authorities in British East Africa, as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway.Roger S. Greenway, Timothy M. Monsma, ''Cities: missions' new frontier'', (Baker Book House: 1989), p.163. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907. After independence in 1963, Nairobi became the capital of the Republic of Kenya. During Kenya's colonial period, the city became a centre for the colony's coffee, tea and sisal industry. The city lies in the south central part of Kenya, at an elevation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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