The European Union (EU) has announced a Sh8.44 billion financial
package for Kenya’s universal healthcare coverage (UHC) and cash
transfer to vulnerable groups.
The contribution is from
the EU (Sh1.2 billion), France (Sh2.4 billion), the Netherlands (1.7
billion),
Denmark (1.7 billion), Sweden (Sh1.3 billion), Germany (Sh238.15 million), and Slovakia (Sh13.93 million).
Denmark (1.7 billion), Sweden (Sh1.3 billion), Germany (Sh238.15 million), and Slovakia (Sh13.93 million).
EU
Ambassador Simon Mordue said the funds will boost access to health
services as wells as cash transfer to selected households in Nairobi's
slums.
“The EU is providing a lifeline for the worst
affected people in Nairobi’s urban informal settlements through cash
transfers worth Sh595.4 million to selected vulnerable households, with
an important focus on women, the elderly and persons with disabilities,”
the EU statement read.
The EU-funded programmes will
be implemented by the Oxfam International. Sweden said its donation will
be managed by the United Nations agencies.
Unicef and World Food Programme (WFP) are, for instance,
overseeing the Sh119.1 million social protection programme for
vulnerable and marginalised groups, especially children. The programme
currently reaches 1.2 million households in Kenya.
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