… The Global Fund, which has pumped at least Sh258 billion towards Kenya’s HIV, TB and Malaria response since 2003, has cut funding for HIV response by at least 18.2 per cent under its (GC8) grant cycle, which covers the 2026 to 2028 implementation period.The reduction coincides wi …
… Additionally, he said people living with HIV and TB patients are supported by the Global Fund and USG and are therefore not under SHA despite the ongoing integration. …
… President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the Global Fund and other development partners, the country has significantly expanded access to testing and treatment. …
… To support disease prevention and control, the government has earmarked Sh18.5 billion for programmes supported through the Global Fund and Sh6.4 billion for vaccines and immunisation initiatives. …
… In the proposed budget, Sh18.5 billion has been earmarked for the Global Fund (HIV, malaria and TB) to help reduce the burden of communicable diseases and advance immunisation programmes.A significant portion has also been directed towards salaries for Universal Health Coverage ( …
… Subscribe to our newsletterSIGN will also host a “Case Library” containing African negotiation case studies, including Botswana’s diamond renegotiations, Tanzania’s mining reforms and former President Obasanjo’s role in establishing the Global Fund.The institute will further offe …
… The groups noted that the Global Fund’s eighth replenishment secured $12.64 billion (Sh 1.63 trillion) in 2025, falling short of its $18 billion (Sh 2.32 trillion) target needed to support programmes between 2027 and 2029. …
Kenya's healthcare system faces a crisis as approximately 65 to 71 per cent of the budget goes toward servicing the Sh13 trillion public debt, leaving insufficient funds for essential services, experts warn during a sector forum in Nairobi.
Kenya's healthcare system faces a crisis as approximately 65 to 71 per cent of the budget goes toward servicing the Sh13 trillion public debt, leaving insufficient funds for essential services, experts warn during a sector forum in Nairobi.
A 2026 Health Summit brought together policymakers, health workers, and stakeholders to assess Kenya's progress toward Universal Health Coverage, with President Ruto presenting a scorecard of his 2022 health manifesto commitments, including the Social Health Authority (SHA) which has enrolled 32.2 million Kenyans to replace the NHIF.
Kenya has made significant progress against HIV/AIDS over four decades, but rising infections among young people risk reversing those gains, the National Syndemic Diseases Control Council has warned. The country's HIV response has expanded dramatically since the 1980s–90s through partnerships with government, PEPFAR, and the Global Fund, though early stigma and lack of knowledge created barriers to testing and treatment.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged South Africans not to scapegoat migrants for the country's challenges, including unemployment, crime, and poor service delivery, amid recent anti-immigrant unrest and violence where mobs have been ordering undocumented foreigners to leave.
Kenya's Treasury has proposed a Sh177.2 billion allocation to the health sector in the 2026/27 financial year to accelerate Universal Health Coverage rollout and strengthen access to essential healthcare services. Major allocations include Sh19.1 billion for Primary Health Care Funds, Sh8.6 billion for UHC staff, Sh18.5 billion for disease prevention programmes, and Sh6.4 billion for vaccines and immunisation initiatives.
The government has allocated Sh177.2 billion to the health sector in the 2026/27 budget, an increase of about Sh37.5 billion from the current financial year, with funding directed at advancing Universal Health Coverage, strengthening service delivery, and supporting programmes for communicable diseases, healthcare workforce development, and primary care.
Kenya's health docket has been allocated Sh175.5 billion in the 2026/27 Budget Estimates, a Sh37.5 billion increase from the current year, as the government accelerates Universal Health Coverage rollout amid reductions in donor support.
Africa has launched the Sankoree Institute of Global Negotiators (SIGN), described as the first structured credentialing programme for sovereign negotiators in Africa and the Global South. The initiative, backed by several African leaders and implemented in partnership with the Africa School of Governance and AfroChampions, will train government officials and technical advisers in negotiating mining concessions, sovereign debt restructurings, trade agreements, climate finance and health procurement deals.
A coalition of more than 100 community and civil society organisations from 32 countries across Africa and France has urged African leaders and global partners meeting at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi to prioritise health investment. The groups warned that progress against HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria could be reversed without stronger health systems and increased healthcare financing.
More than 100 civil society organisations from 32 countries have urged African and French leaders to include communities in health policy discussions ahead of the 2026 Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, warning that governments risk weakening Africa's health sovereignty by designing policies without community participation.