With the push to almost overhaul the country’s health sector, moving it from curative to promotive health, there is a serious push to also align health education with the needs, especially at mid-level health institutions such as the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC).
According to Public Health and Professional Standards PS Mary Muthoni, a countywide needs assessment has been launched, with the key idea being to understand what are the needs in driving the preventive message as opposed to what has been – curative.
Consequently, the country will soon be implementing a health professionals’ policy which will guide areas of investment and heavily determine what will be taught in schools and professional needs.
Speaking in Juja where she attended a college graduation for community health promoters as well as visited several social health insurance registration centres in Kiambu county, PS Muthoni insisted on the need for Kenyans to register and embrace the new health plan, saying it had more for Kenyans to gain from
On the quest to send health professionals to work in other countries, PS Muthoni noted talks on agreements with different interested countries were ongoing, as Kenyan health courses were highly regarded, but also priority will be on Kenyan health facilities.
She noted the ministry was working closely with county governments to provide budgets for the employment of health professionals in all cadres
