Doctor Strike and Universal Health Care in Kenya | Cynthia Waliaula | TEDxKilimani

Health care in Kenya is expensive. And so is corruption that diverts millions of dollars meant for buying medicine and paying doctors. When Cynthia loses a patient during one of the worst doctor's strike in Kenya in early 2017, she vows to relentlessly champion for the universalization of health care, especially for the most vulnerable rural populations with whom she spends more than 90% of her doctor time.
Cynthia is a young government doctor working in remote parts of Kenya to serve the poor, who often do not have access to medical services and personnel. She has keen interests in global and public health, and women rights, and is a fervent activist having led a successful Twitter story campaign to support doctors’ bid to take universal healthcare to all Kenyans via the implementation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Government of Kenya. Cynthia is the previous Head of Public Health in Africa under the International Federation of Medical Students Association (IFMSA) and the National Public Health Officer for the Medical Students' Association of Kenya. She continues to pursue comprehensive change agenda for the healthcare system in Kenya to ensure that every Kenyan has access to quality and affordable healthcare.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@omoloerick3306]

very touching Cynthia. Although the government should revisit the issue of self employed payments. The government generally treats everyone who is not employed as self employed. Like some who do not have source of income especially students, have to pay ksh.1500 plus ksh.500 monthly. Look at that. One of the NHIF staffs once told me that the other group pay that way because some of them get sick then come for NHIF cover. So the government must be generalizing such cases with everyone else. something should be done about the unemployed especially students.

[@joymwaniki6844]

Very informative and eye opening.

[@johsekihara]

That's very nice doc, it starts with you and i. im glad you take it upon yourself to get people enrolled to health insurance cover. i would encourage every clinician out there to do the same for the general health of our nation.

[@RexSitti]

1. More well-paid doctors/ health workers 2. Services/ facilities 3. Drugs/ Medication 4. Policy/System 5. Information - Preventive over curative 6. Financing

[@irenedavo3768]

Watch video of Jim Nduruchi called Asiko

[@CleanKenya]

This country is a mess though. Thanks Cynthia

[@irenedavo3768]

CleanKenya hello

[@kimutaironoh243]

Healthcare is not a right it is a privilege, rights are things that come naturally like; Freedom of speech,right to life, right to your property. Healthcare is a service so how do you have the right to someone's service? That is equal to saying that you can go to a hotel and demand they give you a room to stay in because it is your right.The whole idea of universal healthcare is just economically unsustainable,more taxation to finance and Govt. involvement in healthcare just lowers the quality of the service.That is why we should get Govt. out the healthcare business and allow competition among service providers in the Free Market,when competition goes up prices go down and quality sky-rockets.

[@irenedavo3768]

Ian Ronoh x are you on Twitter? IreneJiggerKeny

[@ahmedsalihmohammed5117]

So honestly story sister😍

[@muluwebrian4650]

AM EDUCATED CASIN

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