This sector comprises of the directorates of Medical Services, and the directorate of Public Health and Sanitation.
Sector Vision, Mission and Goal
Vision: A globally competitive county health service that contributes to a healthy and productive population
Mission: To provide a responsive, sustainable, technologically-driven, evidence based and client centered health service
Goal: To attain equitable, affordable, accessible and quality health care for the people of Kisumu County
Mandate of the Department
- Develop County Health Policies & Health Systems Strategies.
- Strengthen Administration, coordination & Stakeholders Management
- Institutionalize Systematic Health Promotion Services, Quality improvements and Customer Satisfaction
- Recruit & retain Human Resources for Health
- Mobilize Healthcare and Health Systems Resources
- Increase health insurance coverage
- Leverage on technology and innovations to improve efficiency
- Operationalize one health and wellness clinic per ward
- Strengthened Disease Surveillance and intelligence Systems
- Strengthen Non –Communicable Disease Management
- Improve Communicable Disease Management including Vaccinations and Immunizations
- Increase coverage of improved latrines
- Strengthen community and Institutional Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services (WASH)
- Active Management of Medical Wastes and bio risk
- Improve public food safety
- Improve Syndemics Management for Malaria, Tuberculosis and Nutrition
- Improve Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent (RMNCAH ) Health
- Strengthen, expand and improve Specialized services at JOOTRH, county hospitals and primary health facilities
- Establish and operationalize primary care networks in all sub counties
- To design and implement an urban family health service that provides promotive and preventive health
- Increase coverage of diagnostic services in sub counties
- Strengthen and support the health products and technologies management systems
Physical Location: Prosperity House, 7th Floor.
County Executive Committee Member: Dr. Gregory Ganda
Chief Officer: Dr. Joshua Ojwang’ Lusi
