NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 4 -KCB Bank Kenya is seeking to grow its support to Kenya’s healthcare sector in the coming years to help address some of the most pressing health problems.
In a commitment to corporate customers in the health sector, KCB Chief Commercial Officer Sam Makome said that the financial sector and especially banks are central to finding the solutions to the adverse impact of the pandemic both from an economic and health policy perspective.
“We must lead from the front to strengthen health systems and integrate high-impact interventions for stakeholders in the health sector. Our approach to this is both on availing financial solutions and also championing for policy changes to increase access and availability of healthcare,” Makome said.
Universal Health Care remains an aspiration for many countries, KCB has committed to accelerate and amplify efforts towards improving health for all through partnerships with stakeholders in the health sector.
Principal Secretary Ministry of Health, Susan Mochache who was the chief guest called on collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Health, other government bodies and members of the private sector in order to bolster the Health Care sector.
She called on financial institutions to continue supporting the government so as to provide Universal Health Care to the 40 percent of Kenyans who have been closed out of access.
Some of the issues brought up in the panel discussion include high taxation leading to difficulty in importing medicine and medical equipment, high taxation of raw materials used to manufacture medicine locally and lack of access to health workers or facilities in some parts of Kenya.
This took place during the KCB Bank Power talk series at Trademark hotel held on 3rd November 2021. The Series was themed “Bringing learning to life” and presented an opportunity for KCB Corporate Banking customers, government bodies and members of the private sector to concertedly explore practical solutions to transforming delivery, affordability, and quality of healthcare in the country.
