CHS hosted its annual dissemination forum on March 19, 2014 under the theme ‘Health Systems Strengthening in a Devolved System of Government’.
The highly interactive forum sought to identify and discuss best practices and strategies for effective health systems strengthening actions in the devolved system of government.
Participants unanimously agreed that despite the challenges being experienced as devolution sets in, players in the health sector should not fight the process but instead focus on adopting strategic solutions to promote the quality of health.
Participants further agreed that it is high time for health sector players to identify best practices, prioritise issues and determine what works. This should be done in a harmonious manner, given that county and national governments have a significant number of complimentary roles and must work together to achieve the objectives of devolution.
Some of the institutions represented at the forum included: CDC, IFC/World Bank, UNICEF, AMREF, ActionAid, NACC, CAFS, Ministry of Health, IPPF, ICAP, Safaricom Foundation, NOPE, PSI and PATH. County Directors from the 5 CHS supported counties in Central region were also in attendance.
