Support to the Delivery of Essential Health Services in Kenya
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Kenya, 2005-2010
The purpose of this programme is to support the Ministries of Public Health and Sanitation (MoPHS) and Medical Services (MoMS) to provide integrated, effective health services in Kenya, particularly for poor women and infants. The programme is being led by LATH in partnership with Liverpool VCT, Health Unlimited and the Nuffield Centre for International Health and Development. We are working collaboratively with the Ministries at Central, Provincial and District levels to support health systems strengthening in general and reproductive health services in particular. We are supporting the MoPHS and MoMS in taking forward the adoption of a Sector-wide Approach to health service delivery through a range of short and long-term technical assistance.
Kisumu, Kenya - On March 12th 2009, the UK Secretary of State (SoS), Hon. Douglas Alexander, accompanied by Head of DFID Kenya, Alistair Fernie, DFID Director for East and Central Africa, Dave Fish and the Senior Health Advisor DFID Kenya, Tony Daly attended a DFID funded ongoing training session for clinicians and nurses from health facilities from EHS supported districts.
They were taken through demonstration group sessions where the participants were trained, by technical staff from the LSTM and the RCOGIO, on how to manage common complications of pregnancy and delivery. The SoS participated in a forum at which participants and health officials from Nyanza provincial health office briefed him on their views on how the LSS-EOC& NC training and the DFID support in general through EHS is contributing to the reduction of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in the pro
vince.
Above and left Demonstrations in Life Saving Skills at the March DFID funded training session
