Health

University education in Kenya is set to undergo major changes in the coming years, as amendments to the country’s regulatory framework and reforms such as devolution expand post-secondary offerings across the country. While funding and capacity constraints remain serious challenges, new digital platforms such as the country’s flagship Open University project could...

As Kenya’s long-underfunded health sector strives to boost access to quality care, the private sector’s role in provision has expanded, with most health care facilities now run by donors and private firms. The health care sector has seen growing investment from foreign firms, as well as increased participation by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially in...

Over the past decade, intensive attention and investment have been directed at Kenya’s education sector as the government works toward industrialisation under the Vision 2030 national development plan – which was launched by former President Mwai Kibaki in 2008 and comprises a series of five-year implementation plans. The introduction of universal primary education and...

Following decades of stagnation in basic health care indicators, Kenya’s health sector is slowly picking up. The government has found it challenging in the past to implement reforms aimed at reducing HIV/AIDS, improving maternal and child health, and combatting both communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Health care spending remains low, while key indicators...