Nairobi Governor, Johnson Sakaja has appointed former Kenyatta University Vice Chancellor, Prof Olive Mugenda to lead a task force that will work on reforming Nairobi City County’s Health Sector.
In a statement, Sakaja appointed six members in the task force, comprising outgoing Health CAS Dr Mercy Mwangangi, Dr. Anastacia Nyalita, Dr. Githinji Gitahi, Ms. Dorcas Kemunto, Dr. William Charles Fryda and Karei Mwenda.
Nairobi county’s Jairus Musumba was appointed to be the secretariat.
Part of the roles of the task force includes reviewing the citizens’ access to Quality Health Services, assessing the status of all Public Health Facilities, reviewing the Supply Chain Management of Pharma and Non-Pharma products and assessing the status of Health Information Management and proposing interventions towards a comprehensive Health Information Management System.
Other roles include reviewing the current Human Resource Capacity and assessing the Gaps and proposing an Efficient Health Financing Model.
