Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, on Friday, September 12, 2025, held discussions with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Kenya Coalition of Nutrition, led by Dr. David Miliband, to advance partnerships in eliminating malnutrition, a critical pillar of the Taifa Care Model and Kenya’s healthcare transformation agenda.

In a statement, the Ministry of Health said; ”The meeting explored joint resource mobilization through alternative financing, reducing the national burden of malnutrition currently at 4 per cent and as high as 15 per cent in arid and semi-arid areas and strengthening the Community Health Strategy by leveraging Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and the electronic Community Health Information System (eCHIS) for real-time data, improved service delivery, and performance tracking.”

In the discussions, participants committed to reviewing progress every six months, safeguarding the continuity of life-saving nutrition programmes, and co-investing in proven models that build resilient supply chains, enhance health worker capacity, and promote stronger data sharing.

They also emphasised the importance of a multi-sectoral approach in mobilising resources and tracking results, placing nutrition at the heart of Primary Healthcare and Universal Health Coverage (UHC).

Meanwhile, the Health CS Aden Duale also held a consultative meeting with the Council of Governors (CoG), led by the Chairperson of the Health Committee and Tharaka Nithi Governor, Muthomi Njuki, to deliberate on key reforms towards advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on Thursday, September 11, 2025.

The particular conversation revolved around long-standing challenges, including the transition of UHC workers to permanent and pensionable terms through a joint verification and validation exercise to strengthen accountability and safeguard payroll integrity.

During the meeting, the Ministry of Health and the Council of Governors also agreed that they will establish a joint technical working group between CoG and the Social Health Authority (SHA) to develop sustainable solutions to emerging health system challenges.

The progress on SHA registration of teenage mothers and the rollout of the national ambulance service, soon to be integrated into the digital health system to strengthen specialised referral services was also reviewewd.