Over 6.7 million Kenyans have access to essential health - World Bank

Nuamah said that Kenya in collaboration with World Bank will help improve the health sector

In Summary

• Kenya on Tuesday launched the World Bank's Country Partnership Framework for 2023-28 in Nairobi on Tuesday.

• The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) sets out the World Bank Group’s (WBG) strategy for supporting Kenya’s Vision 2030, to reduce extreme poverty and increase shared prosperity.

More than 6.7 million people in Kenya now have access to essential health, population and nutrition services.

In a statement on Tuesday, World Bank Operations Manager Camille Nuamah said that Kenya in collaboration with World Bank will help improve the health sector.

 
 

"Thanks to World Bank’s partnership with the government of Kenya in the health sector #KenyaCPF," she said.

Kenya on Tuesday launched the World Bank's Country Partnership Framework for 2023-28 in Nairobi on Tuesday.

The Country Partnership Framework (CPF) sets out the World Bank Group’s (WBG) strategy for supporting Kenya’s Vision 2030, to reduce extreme poverty and increase shared prosperity.

CPF aims to achieve three Higher Level Outcomes (HLOs) through seven CPF Objectives.

"The first HLO focuses on faster and more equitable labour productivity and income growth boost fiscal and debt sustainability," CPF framework read.

"It will also o strengthen the efficiency and transparency of public spending and boost Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) and small producer success for job creation."

According to the framework, Kenya’s growth has been driven by private consumption and public spending, crowding out private investment and dampening net exports.

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