Draft Position Paper - Implementation of the Constitution of Kenya in Health Sector PDF Print E-mail

This Draft Position Paper presents the Health Sector's position on key issues in relation to the implication of the implementation of the constitution in the health sector. Its development was led by the Ministries of Medical Services, and Public Health and Sanitation. Health Stakeholder consultations were carried out amongst the existing Health Sector partners, to strengthen the inputs, and positions, and foster ownership. 

The paper is organized into 5 sections. The first three sections each focus on a different element required to understand the respective positions in section 4 on Health Sector positions with
section 5 drawing broad implications relating to implementation of sector positions.  In particular:
  • Section 1 provides background information, and explains why the paper  has been developed, and its development process.
  • Section 2 presents a brief overview of the current health sector, and its challenges.
  • Section 3 presents a summary of constitution issues relating to health, and their implications on the health sector.
  • Section 4 is the core of the position paper, and presents Health Sector positions on various issues arising from constitutional provisions impacting on health.
  • Section 5 concludes the main body of the paper, and highlights some implications relating to implementation / none implementation of the respective positions. 

For more on the Draft Position Paper, Download Implementation of the Constitution of Kenya in Health Sector - Lukenya Draft Revised ( pdf-icon PDF, 1.5MB)