The fundamental right to enjoy “the highest attainable standard of health” is enshrined in the Kenyan constitution. The pilot of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the “Big 4” agenda aims to ensure that “all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them”. The Kenya UHC model derives from WHO recommendations, particularly regarding Primary Health Care (PHC), and an analysis of UHC and PHC will inform refinement of the UHC programme, to achieve health for all Kenyans. Following endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, and, most recently, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, the drive towards universal health coverage (UHC) is now one of the most prominent global health policies. As countries progress towards UHC, they are forced to make difficult choices about how to prioritize health issues and expenditure, which services to expand first, whom to include first, and how to shift from out of p...
Health For All Now!!