Health and Sanitation

Vision:
An effective health care system that is accessible and affordable for every Kenyan.

Mission:
To promote and participate in the provision of high quality preventive, curative and rehabilitative health care services to all Kenyans.

Mandate

• To provide high standards of attainable preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services.
• To ensure consistent and timely procurement of health products to all health facilities in the county to reduce the lead time of procuring Health products and Technologies from over six months to two weeks.
• To establish a robust and dynamic human resource capital base that is aligned to health sector strategic priorities.
• To upgrade and renovate health infrastructure to facilitate delivery of quality comprehensive health care services to the citizens of Bungoma County.
• To improve the referral infrastructure to cover all levels of the health service in the county.
• To secure sufficient and sustainable resources for health financing to provide essential health services to the citizens of Bungoma County
• To enhance the capacities of health sector structures and systems to provide effective leadership across all county organs
• To facilitate access to quality health information for decision making at all levels within the county to increase the reporting index (reporting rate, completeness and timeliness) by health facilities.
• To Benchmark on best practices and evidence-based health interventions through continuous research and development initiatives. 

Quick statistics

Population: 1.7 million
Public Facilities: 143. This includes 133 health centres and 10 sub-county hospitals.

CEC – Ms. Carolyne Makali Khalayi