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The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council is a statutory authority established under Cap 253 Laws of Kenya to regulate the training, practice and licensing of medicine, dentistry and healthcare institutions that include private …

The Council received 26 complaints of alleged professional medical malpractice in the third quarter of the year 2021-2022. Of these complaints, 20 have had case files opened and are awaiting submissions from the respective respondents. In hearings held in January …

Following KMPDC’s categorization as a regulator agency by the State Corporation Advisory Committee (SCAC) in 2020, the Council has embarked on revamping its human resource capacity to enable a more efficient delivery of its mandate. This comes after adoption of …

Thirteen College of Surgeons of East & Central Africa (COSECSA) and internship training institutions were inspected by the Council in the third quarter of the 2021-2022 financial year. Out of these, eleven were approved. The inspections that took place between …

With the rapidly evolving technological space, KMPDC has kept pace in implementing digital solutions to both internal and external processes. A key milestone is that of the Online Service Portal (https://osp.kmpdc.go.ke) which allows medical and dental practitioners, community oral health …

Names of all registered practitioners and facilities will have their licensure statuses published by 31^st March of every year. This is in line with Section 9 and 10 of CAP 253 Laws of Kenya which mandates the Council to …

The inaugural Health Workforce Conference 2022 was a major milestone towards realization of health care reforms aimed at strengthening technical and soft skill competencies. The conference whose theme was ‘Repositioning today’s health workforce for the future’ focused on strengthening the …

Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council has developed the first ever scope of practice for general specialist and sub-specialist medical practitioners: general specialist and sub-specialist dental practitioners and diploma community oral health officers practicing. The new policy was adopted during …

The new health facilities categorization rules Gazetted on 31st of December 2021, aim at streamlining services offered by health facilities in the country. The rules which clearly stipulate the services a facility can offer vis a vis the infrastructural and …

When the first case of Covid-19 was reported in the country on the 12th of March last year, many Kenyans were terrified. The dreaded coronavirus that had killed people in thousands in developed countries that had the latest medical technologies …