The health ministry will soon roll out new policy frameworks coupled with additional funding aimed at boosting response to emergency medical care in the country.
Cabinet Secretary for Health Cleopa Mailu said the new policy which is in its final stages will improve healthcare as the ministry seeks to revamp the under equipped emergency care.
Speaking during the inaugural emergency care symposium at Safari Park Hotel on Thursday, Mr Mailu said the policy will seek to establish a working emergency medical care system that will improve access, delivery and funding of emergency care.
The CS noted that lack of proper coordination care providers, inadequate number of skilled providers, lack of standardized curricula have undermined care.
“Emergency medical care is currently an integral component of the national health system. We are training additional personnel while acquiring custom-made ambulances to deliver emergency care,” said Mr Mailu.
The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) represented by Mr Ambrose Lugho said healthcare in the country lack enough resources which he said poses a serious threat to provision of health services.
Mr Lugho said NHIF has expanded its benefit package to strengthen effective care management and develop a referral system.
“Many county hospitals lack well-equipped trauma centres and have inadequate staff trained on emergency care.”
“NHIF has rolled out an emergency road services package in which the Kenya Red Cross has been contracted to offer ambulatory services to all fully paid-up scheme beneficiaries countrywide,” he said.