Timothy Wafula

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[KELIN @KELINKenya]

Kenya doesn't lack health policies. @StandardKenya's #The8thDay asks whether the system works for the patient. 👇

📌 Only 2% of facilities offer the complete basic outpatient package, and 47% offer maternity services (Health Facility Census)
📌 Unions cite 150 health worker strikes since devolution
📌 Out-of-pocket spending is about 24.2% of health expenditure (WHO)

Registered ≠ treated. UHC works when a patient finds care, medicines and a health worker on duty.

#UniversalHealthCoverage #HealthRights #HealthGovernance

@Trans4mHealthKe
@Trans4m_Health
@MalecheAllan
@RaiseYourV_oice

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) isn't measured by how many people are registered. It's measured by what happens when a patient walks into a facility.

The numbers:
✅ 33M Kenyans registered with SHA
✅ 5,024+ facilities contracted
✅ 107,800 Community Health Promoters employed
✅ KEMSA fill rate up from below 40% to 91%

⚠️ But only about 5M members are currently remitting contributions. Delayed approvals and payments, medicine shortages and health worker strikes persist.

@MalecheAllan: "UHC should be judged from the patient's experience."

#UniversalHealthCoverage #HealthRights #HealthGovernance

@Trans4mHealthKe @Trans4m_Health @MalecheAllan @RaiseYourV_oice

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

What’s in the food we eat matters.

Speaking on the KNPM, Gideon Ogutu of @IILAinfo highlighted how excess consumption of nutrients of concern such as sugar, salt, total fats and saturated fats can increase the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

The KNPM provides a way to assess and differentiate foods and non-alcoholic beverages based on their levels of these nutrients.

How does it help consumers?

1️⃣ Identify the food category
2️⃣ Check the nutrient levels on the package
3️⃣ Compare them against the KNPM
4️⃣ Make an informed choice
Better information can support healthier food choices.

#KenyaNutrientProfileModel #HealthyDiets #FoodPolicy

@IILAinfo @KenyaNCCK @aphrc @NCDAllianceKe
@MalecheAllan @IDLO @IncubatorGHAI @MOH_Kenya
@RaiseYourV_oice

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

CEC-M Hon. Grace Osewe: “This policy represents a deliberate step towards achieving Universal Health Coverage.”

She encouraged partners to actively support demand creation for the services outlined in the policy and offered by the County. She also called on partners to align their work plans, budgets and monitoring systems to support effective implementation of the policy frameworks.

#MyContraception #MyChoice #HomaBay

@HomaBayCountyKE
@action_activate
@MalecheAllan
@Kmet_Kenya
@EACHRights

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

The @HomaBayCountyKE Department of Public Health and Medical Services, led by CEC-M Hon. Grace Osewe, is today launching three strategic Homa Bay County documents.

As @KELINKenya presented Hon. Grace Osewe with a memorandum, information pack and communiqués for use by community members and policymakers, the documents outlined recommendations on reproductive health policies and priorities.

The County indicated that the Reproductive Health Bill will be the next step, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening and protecting reproductive health rights.

#MyContraception #MyChoice #HomaBay

@HomaBayCountyKE
@action_activate
@MalecheAllan
@Kmet_Kenya
@EACHRights

[TB Europe Coalition @TBECoalition]

TB Europe Coalition, SMIT (Moldova) and KNCV (Tajikistan) invite you to a regional webinar focusing on emerging near point-of-care (nPOC) approaches to TB screening and diagnostics.

📅 October 7, 2026
🕛12 PM–2 PM (CET)

Registration: https://t.co/czVyZyhgcd

#CombatDRTB

[Unitaid @UNITAID]

“The difference between a treatment that arrives and one that does not is the difference between life and death.”

As Unitaid marks 20 years, Executive Director Dr Philippe Duneton says access must be the test of global health.

Read the statement: https://t.co/ELChbG3U1A
#UNGA81

[TB Europe Coalition @TBECoalition]

The TB Vaccine Accelerator Working Group invites you to webinar «New Vaccines in the Future TB Prevention Landscape” launches next Wednesday and Thursday in a mirrored series.

September 30th, 5 PM CET👉 https://t.co/uZ41YBE8LM

October 1st, 9 AM CET👉https://t.co/dOVIBxzhSm

[Transform Health Kenya @Trans4mHealthKe]

🧵 Our Model County Digital Health Implementation Roadmap just moved from concept to work. The consultant we announced hiring in August is now under contract — this week we and HENNET held the inception meeting with the Council of Governors to confirm scope and methodology. 1/3

[Network of TB Champions Kenya @TBChampions_ke]

Today, the Network of TB Champions Kenya, @StopTBKe
and @KELINKenya submitted an advocacy memorandum to @MOH_Kenya calling for a 5-year roadmap to expand rapid molecular TB diagnostics across Kenya. Closing the diagnostic gap saves lives! #TestToBeatTB #EndTB

[Men for positive Living Support C.B.O - KENYA @MoplsCbo]

Two years into the Kisumu Digital Health Roadmap, Lake Region @Trans4mHealthKe members paid a courtesy visit to the County Dept of Health to take stock of progress, flag gaps & agree on next steps. Grateful for the continued partnership. @KELINKenya
@DigitalHealthKe

[Transform Health Kenya @Trans4mHealthKe]

Your plain-language guide to Kenya's Digital Health Act & Data Protection Act is live!

Patient rights, provider duties, consent, data portability, a citizen checklist, plus the full legal text of both Acts in one place.

🔗https://t.co/ZCVgKA477B

#WheresMyData #MyDataOurHealth

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

Kenya's health sector has hit a milestone: 32.2M people now registered under SHA. @KELINKenya welcomes the stronger legal foundation four new health laws have created for UHC — but as we've said, the real test is whether these reforms translate into quality, affordable, accessible care for every Kenyan.

Read; https://t.co/CegarcDVQ5

@StandardKenya @kahendam92 @MalecheAllan @wanameme @_shakenya @Trans4mHealthKe @Trans4m_Health

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

📢 New Journal Article Alert

.@KELIN, as part of @DigHealthRights, is excited to announce the publication of “Navigating Technology-Facilitated Abuse: A Participatory Action Research Study with Young Adults Living with HIV and Key Populations in Kenya” in PLOS Global Public Health.

The study examined how young adults living with HIV and key populations experience technology-facilitated abuse (TFA), including cyberbullying, hacking, blackmail, impersonation, malicious reporting of accounts, and non-consensual sharing of images or private information.

The article proposes an expanded intersectional definition of TFA that recognises HIV status, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression as axes of vulnerability.

Read the full article: https://t.co/AGyTB2ipat

@CIMethods @Warwick_SocSci @FondationBotnar @RestlessDev @privacyint @Uniandes, @gnpplus, @WHO, @UN, @GlobalFund @DTH_Lab
@AlistairCShaw, @MalecheAllan

[Third World Network @3rdworldnetwork]

Our panel brings together experts working on digital health from a human rights & public perspective.

@ShajoeLake, @Warwick_Law
@MollyPughJones, @STOPAIDS
Akshay Dinesh, Action for Equity
Timothy Wafula, @KELINKenya
Matheus Falc��o, @usponline
Shivangi Rai, @C_HELP_ILS

[Third World Network @3rdworldnetwork]

📌 Webinar

Join TWN & the Centre for Health Equity, Law & Policy (@C_HELP_ILS) for a discussion on WHO's Global Strategy for Digital Health.

🗓️19 Aug 2026
⏰10:30 AM (UTC)

🔗Register: https://t.co/7LYtehUbJp

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

"Access to medicines means dignity, hope, and the opportunity to live a healthy life."

@AseroPatricia emphasizes that true access to medicines means ensuring they are available, affordable, quality-assured, and free from barriers and stigma—especially for vulnerable communities.

#AccessToMedicines #HealthJustice #IPPolicyKE

@AseroPatricia @wanameme @Nyamnakova7 @PesaOkania

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

⏰ Happening today!

Don't miss today's webinar on the Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, 2026 and the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy, 2026.

Join @KELINKenya as we discuss proposals to strengthen Kenya's legal framework for access to medicines, including pre-grant patent opposition and compulsory licensing.

🗓 Today, 4 August 2026
🕝 2:30–4:00 PM EAT

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/vs7swt8isl

#AccessToMedicines #IPPolicyKE #HealthJustice

[Timothy Wafula @wanameme]

Coming up today: conversation on Kenya's Intellectual Property Bill and Draft IP Policy. Join @PesaOkania @AseroPatricia @Nyamnakova7 and @paulogendi as they discuss what these proposed reforms could mean for access to medicines. @KELINKenya

Register: https://t.co/L0sT1Sp6de

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

📢 Join @KELINKenya for a webinar on the Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, 2026 and the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy, 2026.

We'll discuss our proposals to strengthen the legal framework for access to medicines, including pre-grant patent opposition and compulsory licensing.

🗓 Tuesday, 4 August 2026
🕝 2:30–4:00 PM EAT

📎Register here; https://t.co/vs7swt8isl

#AccessToMedicines #HealthPolicy #IntellectualProperty #Webinar

[KELIN @KELINKenya]

📢 Join @KELINKenya for a webinar on the Kenya Intellectual Property Bill, 2026 and the Draft National Intellectual Property Policy, 2026.

We'll discuss our proposals to strengthen the legal framework for access to medicines, including pre-grant patent opposition and compulsory licensing.

🗓 Tuesday, 4 August 2026
🕝 2:30–4:00 PM EAT

📎Register here; https://t.co/vs7swt8isl

#AccessToMedicines #HealthPolicy #IntellectualProperty #Webinar