<div dir="auto">Implementation of the health function is still progressive. As of today, devolved units largely do primary health care, the rest is still national government. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Equally, the national government is in charge of four hospitals: Moi and Kenyatta referral hospitals, Spine hospital in hurligham and Mathare mental hospital. </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018, 19:25 Alex Watila via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_7369529613945777916WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Good evening,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Health Policy is national but implementation of Health Services is devolved<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Alex <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> kictanet <kictanet-bounces+awatila=<a href="mailto:yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">yahoo.co.uk@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Peter Wakaba via kictanet<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 25, 2018 16:41<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:awatila@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">awatila@yahoo.co.uk</a><br><b>Cc:</b> Peter Wakaba <<a href="mailto:peterwakaba@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">peterwakaba@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Sh4.7 billion health data technology in limbo<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">And isn't health supposed to be a devolved function?<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 2:22 PM, Barrack Otieno via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Listers,<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">It would be interesting for us to understand this project. In light of the fact that we have NOFBI in place what are the components of this project? i also think the project requires a data protection framework since it will be dealing with Health information which is really personal. My question is has the ministry of ICT or ICTA been involved in any way to shed some light on the project.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I don't think this kind of project should just be left to the Ministry of Health, no wonder based on the article the contractor is facing many challenges that should have been taken care of during the System Analysis and Design process.<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">My two cents<u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Jun 25, 2018 at 10:46 AM, Grace Bomu via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in"><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Listers, <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Trending story that raises among other questions: health data without data protection laws; the status and utility of NOFBI and of course, public spending. <br>--------------------------------------<br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">A local IT firm is on the spot over delayed implementation of the country’s Healthcare Information Technology system, 10 months after it was awarded the contract at a cost of Sh4.7billion.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Seven Seas Technologies is unable to explain their inability to complete a multi-billion shilling project that sought to centralise data centre at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to senior officials at the Ministry of Health.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Senior ministry officials have downplayed the matter, although medics at the radiology department decry work inefficiencies occasioned by system installation delays.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Read on here</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"><br><span class="m_7369529613945777916m-6208168087081040528hoenzb">-- <u></u><u></u></span></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Grace Mutung'u <br>Skype: gracebomu<br>@Bomu<br></span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888">PGP ID : 0x33A3450F</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/kictanet" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://twitter.com/kictanet</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/KICTANet/</a><br>Domain Registration sponsored by <a href="http://www.eacdirectory.co.ke" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">www.eacdirectory.co.ke</a><br><br>Unsubscribe or change your options at <a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/otieno.barrack%40gmail.com</a><br><br>The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. 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