Community Health Promoters (CHPs) are considered an essential pillar of primary health care in Kenya. They are the foundation of Kenya’s health system, and strengthening their skills, according to health experts, will go a long way in ensuring the realization of universal health coverage.
“We have trained 200 CHPs, 100 in Makadara and 100 in Kamukunji, strengthening referrals from community to facility and facility back to community,” said Jane Ouko, CFK Africa’s Senior Program Officer for Maternal and Child Health, in the KTN News Kenya Health Digest story.
In underserved urban areas like Makadara and Kamukunji in Nairobi County, the impact of this cadre of healthcare workers remains vivid. Each household visit, each test, and each referral now seemingly brings these subcounties a step closer to achieving universal health coverage.
View the story on KTN News Kenya.