Mandate

To coordinate all activities related to international health including collaboration in this area and to adequately equip and prepare the Ministry to handle all matters related to global Health Diplomacy.

Core Functions

1. Establish within Kenya and the ministry in particular, awareness on international health-related issues and opportunities, including strengthening the ministry's capacity in Global Health Diplomacy;
2. Facilitate the ministry's active membership and participation in inter-governmental meetings and negotiations e.g. the WHO Regional Committees and the World Health Assembly, African Union, East African Community etc;
3. Serve and promote the interests of the ministry on the regional and international health arenas;
4. Follow up on key decisions made at regional and international fora and ensure implementation at ministry level;
5. Develop, strengthen and promote the ministry's role in bilateral technical co-operations in health;
6. Work with relevant government sectors to establish a Kenya Foreign Health Policy which will define the country's objectives in international co-operation in health.