AFRO-NETS> Congress: Quality Health Care to all Kenyans (2)

["Dr. Mike Adelhardt" <kfhp-pmu@africaonline.co.ke>]

Congress: Quality Health Care to all Kenyans (2)
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Dear All,

Here some additional information the Department of Standards and 
Regulatory Service, MOH, Kenya asked me to distribute. Thank you for 
your attention. Kind regards, Mike

Ministry of Health Calls for Abstracts (deadline 1.10.01) First Na-
tional Congress on Quality Improvement in Health Care, Medical Re-
search and Traditional Medicine

The Ministry of Health will host the first National Congress on Qual-
ity in Health Care, Medical Research and Traditional Medicine from 
19th to 23rd November this year at the Kenya College of Communica-
tions Technology in Nairobi. The Congress whose theme is Quality 
Health Care to all Kenyans will bring together key stakeholders in 
the health sector to discuss mechanisms for systematic monitoring of 
quality improvement in health care, National priority medical re-
search, and strategies for integration of traditional medicine with 
conventional medicine and health sector position paper for Constitu-
tion of Kenya Review Commission. The Congress will also discuss in-
ter-sectoral collaboration and partnership for better health.

Some of the Papers will discuss: 
-Monitoring and evaluation of Quality Improvement in Health Care 
- Medical Research Priorities in Kenya 
- Culture, Health and Religion 
- How to integrate traditional medicine with conventional medicine 
- Critical analysis of Kenya Poverty Reduction Paper Implementation 
   Progress 
- Poverty, economic growth and health 
- Bridging the gap between medical research, policy and practice 
- Review and harmonization of health and related laws of Kenya 
- Perspectives and dilemmas of a health care consumer associated with 
   exposure to both traditional and conventional health care 
- Health Financing 
- Review of National Health Sector Strategic Plan Priority Essential 
   Package Guidelines 
- Health and Ethics 
- Strategies to make new global initiatives to fight infectious dis-
   ease effective at community level 
- Making Politics work for better health.

Congress Organizing Committee are:
Dr Richard Muga (Chairman), Prof PAOdhiambo, Prof W Lore, Dr C Kos-
gei, Mr I Hussien, Dr D Koech, Mrs G Kandie, JM Ndegwa, WW Ki-
tonga(Mrs),  Dr M Hassan, Dr T Gakuru, Dr I Amira, Dr TM Okeyo, Dr B 
Hagembe.


Those who plan to participate should contact the Department of Health 
Standards and Regulatory Services at the Ministry of Health Headquar-
ters for Congress Registration. Further information can also be ob-
tained at the nearest Provincial or District Medical Offices. 


Contact address. 
Congress Director,  
Department of Health Standards and Regulatory Services, 
Afya House,  
Cathedral Road,  
PO Box 30016 
NAIROBI. 
Tel: +254-2-722-990
Fax: +254-2-722-986
mailto:dsrs@africaonline.co.ke

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