๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Mekelle: 23 May 2024 (Tigray Herald)
๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ค๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Nakhumicha S. Wafula, was hosted by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership, led by Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm. The high-level meeting aimed to bolster Kenyaโs health sector through various collaborative initiatives.
Discussions focused on regulatory strengthening to elevate the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) to Maturity Level 3, ensuring robust regulatory practices. Enhancing engagements and partnerships between the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and US counterparts to advance biomedical research was also a key topic.
The meeting addressed the need for health resources to support infrastructure development and the training of healthcare professionals in Kenya. Additionally, the US pledged support for the operationalization and regulatory framework development of Kenyaโs Digital Health Agency.
During the visit, CS Nakhumicha toured the Secretary Operations Centre (SOC) to gain insights into advanced operational protocols.
Present at the meeting from the US side were Andrea Palm, Deputy Secretary for HHS; Kimberlee Trzeciak, FDA Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legal and International Affairs; Elise Sweeney Anthony, Executive Director of Policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC); Capt. Alpa Patel, Acting Deputy Director at the Office of Global Health; Marita Eibl, Associate Director at the Global Health Centre, CDC; and Dr. Elana Clarke, Director of the Africa and Middle East Office, OGA.
The Kenyan delegation included Nakhumicha S. Wafula, EGH, Cabinet Secretary for Health; Dr. Patrick Amoth, Acting Director General for Health; Prof. Elijah Songok, Acting Director General and CEO of KEMRI; Dr. Erick Muok, Principal Research Scientist at KEMRI; Dr. Jean Gitau, Head of the Division of International Health Relations and Global Health Security; and Justus Bundi.
SourceแกThe Ministry of Health
