Health Principal Secretary, Julius Korir in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 25, 2017. [Photo MoH]There is high level commitment to reforming Kenya's health system to ensure equitable access to affordable essential health services.Health Principal Secretary, Julius Korir said this puts the country on the path to Universal Health Coverage.He noted the abolition of user fees in primary health care facilities by the National government in 2013 was an initial step to ensuring equitable access to care, by doing away with cost barriers to healthcare.Speaking during the 4th Acting On The Call (AOTC) Summit, Ministerial Conclave in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Friday, the PS revealed that out-of-pocket expenditure on health has proven to be an impediment to improving key health indicators in developing countries.
He lobbied the Ministerial Conclave which is charting the Addis Declaration on Elimination of Critical Barriers to Maternal and Child Survival to include community voices and participation in the Action Plan.To achieve the goal of enhancing the Status of reproductive health for Kenyans, Korir said the country had embarked on increasing equitable access to reproductive health services while improving on quality, efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery at all levels.