Health CS Sicily Kariuki inaugurates new Medical Council
Cabinet Secretary for Health Honorable Sicily Kariuki has
today, 30th January 2020, inaugurated the new Kenya Medical
Practitioners and Dentists Council. The new Council will be chaired by Dr. Eva
Njenga, who was appointed by His Excellency, President Uhuru Kenyatta.
During the event, the Cabinet Secretary said the Council is
exected to be transparent and have ethical leadership and accountability in
executing its mandate and further directed the new members to regulate
provision of health services in all health institutions from the public and
private sectors.
In her acceptance speech, the new Chairperson, Dr. Eva
Njenga said the Council remains committed to the realization of Universal Health Coverage
HC by supporting professionalism in practice and expanding education and training priorities to increase
the workforce required to adequately service the anticipated increased demands
of the health sector.
She further assured that the Council members diligently discharge their
duties bearing in mind the interest of the patient, the interest of the medical
and dental practitioners, health institutions and of the country at large while
ensuring they strike a balance with the patients’ interests, being supreme.
