{"id":112983,"date":"2025-04-03T14:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/duale-digital-health-law-to-weed-out-afya-house-cartelsstreamline-health-care-delivery\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:04:04","slug":"duale-digital-health-law-to-weed-out-afya-house-cartelsstreamline-health-care-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/duale-digital-health-law-to-weed-out-afya-house-cartelsstreamline-health-care-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Duale: Digital Health Law to weed out Afya House cartels,streamline health care delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 3 \u2013 Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has assured the Senate that the Digital Health Act will revolutionize Kenya\u2019s healthcare sector by leveraging advanced technology to support the rollout of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Appearing before the Senate delegated legislation committee, CS Duale emphasized that the new regulations will improve service delivery, enhance efficiency, and eliminate fraudulent practices in the health sector.<\/p>\n

He submitted before the Tharaka Nithi Senator Mwenda Gataya led committee that the draft regulations will streamline service delivery to ensure Taifa Care is successfully implemented.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe regulations on the Digital Health Act will enable the implementation of UHC. It will have an enabled system to root out quacks and fake health facilities,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

The Health Cabinet Secretary pointed out that the law is designed to streamline healthcare operations through a digital framework that ensures accountability and efficiency.<\/p>\n

The act introduces a digital superhighway system which will track medicines from the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA)as well as the Pharmacy and Poisons Board to eliminate counterfeit drugs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Digital Health Act will help us track medicines from KEMSA. The system is linked to the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and will, therefore, stem out the issue of fake drugs,\u201d Duale explained.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the digital health act seek to correct past inefficiencies in the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), where Level 4 hospitals previously provided services meant for Level 6 hospitals.<\/p>\n

The new system will enhance proper service allocation and healthcare delivery across different levels.<\/p>\n

CS Duale highlighted corruption as a major challenge in the health sector and reiterated the need for strict oversight to protect citizens\u2019 health.<\/p>\n

\u201cCorruption has permeated everywhere, including the health sector. We must protect the health of our citizens,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

CS Duale allayed fears that the health data will be compromised outlining measures to safeguard sensitive health data.<\/p>\n

He assured that the system complies with the Data Protection Act 2019 and that data security will be a continuous process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe data on the system will be protected under the Data Protection Act 2019. Data security is a continuous process,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Duale dismissed speculation that private or foreign vendors would be involved in managing the system, asserting that the government will fully control its implementation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are no vendors coming on the digital system; it will be handled by the government and no other foreign entity,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

He further stressed the importance of maintaining Kenya\u2019s sovereignty over its health data.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t give health data to foreign entities. This is a measure we are taking to protect our data,\u201d he assured.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 3 \u2013 Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has assured the Senate that the Digital Health Act will revolutionize Kenya\u2019s healthcare sector by leveraging advanced technology to support the rollout of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). Appearing before the Senate delegated legislation committee, CS Duale emphasized that the new regulations will improve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}