The Principal Secretary nominee for Medical Services
During his vetting before the
"The problem is our system of provision of health services in public health facilities. The issue that is wanting is that we have not taken into consideration the personnel of health services as provided for in health standards," said Tum.
Also, on his radar once approved will be reforming of the
"Standards have not been upheld and therefore there is a need for agenda reform requirement. Its high time we reform KEMSA to respond to commodity disruptions purchases so that we put it in a manner that is required," assured the Principal Secretary for
Tum however warned that access to health care in public hospitals for the common mwananchi will be untenable if the financing of the sector through the
"We are looking into financing through the NHIF and as
This following the narrative raised by MPs that poor Kenyans who can afford services in private hospitals are left to suffer due to negligence in public hospitals.
Death cases which have attracted probes have been blamed on caregivers who are grossly negligent, which is an indictment of bad state of our public hospitals.
Tum served as PS in the Ministry of Health before being appointed by former President
Tum previously served as the
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