Health CS Cleopa Mailu. He has said North Eastern residents will soon be receiving incentives for seeking health services. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Thousands of residents from North Eastern could soon be receiving incentives, including money and goods whenever they seek health services.
Health CS Cleopa Mailu said the Ministry of Health has made major improvements in the health department especially in the Northern region as access to health services has been made possible and easy.
Mr. Mailu said the move to reward poor people with incentives for seeking certain health services is aimed at encouraging more residents from the region to seeking services from the health centers.
The CS said the programme will focus on areas where locals have largely shunned hospitals services such as immunization and deliveries, despite the government’s efforts to improve facilities and making such services free.
“Poor people will receive incentives for seeking certain health services. These programmes range from maternal and child health, HIV-Aids, TB and malaria to non-communicable diseases, improved health infrastructure and equipment, health commodities and supplies and robust disease surveillance and response,” Mr. Mailu said.
The government had in 2013 made maternity services free, introduced health subsidies for the poor and elderly and waived all health service costs for children under the age of five years.