The Global Fund has commended Kenya’s ongoing malaria campaign, highlighting the effectiveness of multi-sectoral collaboration and the use of technology.
The initiative, supported by the Global Fund and implemented in collaboration with Kenya’s National Treasury, Ministry of Health, and the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), is targeting 24 malaria-endemic counties across the country.
Speaking during a recent visit to Kenya to assess the ongoing mass distribution campaign of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs), at Kipkelion Sub County Hospital Post in Kericho County, Lisa Butler, Senior Programmes Officer at the Global Fund, emphasized the strong collaboration between various stakeholders at both the national and county levels.
A team of representatives from the Global Fund, Ministry of Health, National Treasury, and KEMSA visited Kipkelion Sub County Hospital Post to assess the current progress of the last-mile Long-Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLIN) distribution in Kericho County.
“We are working very closely with the national treasury, the Ministry of Health, and KEMSA in support of the mass distribution campaign for LLINs,” Butler remarked.
Adding that: “The Global Fund has been highly engaged with Kenya and other countries in these types of malaria control efforts, and we are confident that Kenya is on the right path.”
The distribution of LLINs is a critical component of vector control in the fight against malaria.
By Christine Muchira