{"id":40640,"date":"2024-05-16T11:03:59","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/05\/16\/health-cs-commends-partners-for-family-planning-support-at-kemsa-handover-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T11:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T11:03:59","slug":"health-cs-commends-partners-for-family-planning-support-at-kemsa-handover-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/health-cs-commends-partners-for-family-planning-support-at-kemsa-handover-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Health CS commends partners for family planning support at KEMSA handover ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1s2bzr4\">\n<div><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Susan Nakhumicha has stressed the importance of sustained efforts to meet targets such as reducing the unmet need for family planning to single digits by 2030 and increasing the modern contraceptive prevalence rate to 64pc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Acknowledging regional disparities in access to family planning services, particularly in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) counties, the Cabinet Secretary emphasised the need for targeted interventions to ensure equitable access for all Kenyans.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The remarks were made through Dr Patrick Amoth, Ag Director General of Health during the handover ceremony of Family Planning Commodities at the KEMSA National Supply Chain Centre in Embakasi, Nairobi.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">In her speech, CS Nakhumicha commended the partners for their generous support towards procuring 450,000 doses of sub-cutaneous Depot Medroxy-Progesterone-Acetate (DMPA) valued at Ksh. 56,418,382.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1s2bzr4\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Notably, doses of DMPA-SC (Subcutaneous Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate) procured by UNFPA with funding from the UK Government will be received for onward distribution to health facilities across the country.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cThis collaborative effort signifies a significant step in overcoming barriers to commodity security, addressing the unmet need for family planning services, and enhancing health outcomes for women and families across Kenya.\u201d She said.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Adding that: \u201cThe event, organised in collaboration with partners including UNFPA and FCDO, demonstrated the collective commitment to improving reproductive health commodity security and advancing family planning objectives in Kenya.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Nakhumicha expressed appreciation to all stakeholders for their dedication to advancing reproductive health and family planning in Kenya. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">She called for continued collaboration, strengthened partnerships, and redoubled efforts towards building a healthy, prosperous, and equitable nation for all. <\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1inkyih r-16dba41 r-bnwqim r-135wba7\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">In attendance were FCDO, and UNFPA Country Representatives, KEMSA Chair and CEO, and other Dignitaries.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui r-1s2bzr4\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-9aw3ui\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1ets6dv r-1phboty r-rs99b7 r-1867qdf r-1udh08x r-o7ynqc r-6416eg r-1ny4l3l\">\n<div class=\"css-175oi2r r-1adg3ll r-1udh08x\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/health-cs-commends-partners-for-family-planning-support-at-kemsa-handover-ceremony\/\">Health CS commends partners for family planning support at KEMSA handover ceremony<\/a> first appeared on <a 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