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To accelerate the attainment of the county’s health outcomes the implementation of this CHSIP will be guided by the following strategic priorities:

 

1.Expand and increase the reach of initiatives to improve access to quality health services in the county

2.Upgrade the county health facilities and infrastructure in each region and improve geographical access

3.Strengthen health workforce and increase capacity to provide quality health services

4.Ensure sufficiency of health products and equipment and strengthen information management

5.Improve community participation, reduce social cultural barriers and mitigate health risks

6.Imprvve county effectiveness and efficiency by st engtsening the health leadership and partnerihips

 

Elgeyo Marakwet County has aligned these county specific priorities with national policies and guidelines so as to ensure they contribute to achieving national and global health targets. The priorities guide the implementation of interventions in the health investment areas in order to contribute to the overall achievement of the national health policy objectives. Figure 2 shows this linkage.

                                                 

Strategic Objectives                        Health Investment Area          Health Policy Obiectives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fig 2: Alignment and linkage of strategies to national health policy objectives

 

This county strategic plan’s objective is to provide integrated quality health services based on the six policy objective areas as guided by the county-specific strategic priorities. These priorities are detailed as follows.