By Dorothy Musyoka
In a significant boost to Kenya’s healthcare infrastructure, President William Ruto today presided over the official handover of disease surveillance vehicles to all 47 county governments.
The handover ceremony, held at State House Nairobi and attended by governors and senior health officials, marked a strategic investment in the country’s public health resilience.
“We are strengthening public health systems and grassroots disease surveillance, and enhancing emergency response through strategic investments and collaboration,” stated President Ruto.
According to Cabinet Secretary for Health Hon. Aden Duale, the initiative is designed to strengthen Kenya’s ability to detect, monitor and rapidly respond to emerging health threats at the county level.
“The rollout of 47 disease surveillance vehicles to counties is a strategic investment in devolved healthcare systems that will enhance real-time detection and rapid response to public health threats,” noted Hon.Duale.
The deployment of these vehicles is part of the government’s broader commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the Taifa Care framework.
Health CS hailed the rollout as a vital step towards operationalizing a devolved health system that is responsive, data-driven, and community-focused.
“These vehicles are a critical step in strengthening our public health response capacity across the country, reinforcing our commitment to Universal Health Coverage through Taifa Care,” stated Hon.Duale.
Anchored in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), this intervention underscores the government’s intent to close health inequity gaps and bring services closer to the people.