AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 minutes agoKenya Health Summit 2026: More than 5,000 delegates will gather at KICC on Aug 18–19 to push the government’s health reforms from policy to better care, with focus on financing, primary healthcare, specialised services, medicines, digital health, the health workforce and maternal/newborn health. Specialised care expansion: Government plans to spend Sh29 billion to build 13 new Level Five referral hospitals (300-bed each) to cut long-distance referrals and widen access to complex treatment. Faster malaria testing: Kisumu County Referral Hospital is piloting automated malaria and anaemia testing using a Sysmex XN-31 analyser, aiming to speed diagnosis from microscope-based slide checks to about a minute. Medicines integrity: The Pharmacy and Poisons Board warns Kenyans about falsified Postinor-2 emergency contraceptive pills, sharing tell-tale signs to help people spot counterfeits. Workforce rights in East Africa: KMPDU condemns the arrest of medical interns in Uganda over protests on allowances and working conditions, calling for their release and regional action.
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