Is Health a Development Budget or Recurrent Budget? Policy Unstuck by Expertise Global

Healthcare in Kenya is very expensive. In the latest episode of hashtag#PolicyUnstuck, Mary Kimanzi, former CEC Finance of Makueni County, reveals that a whopping 50% of the healthcare budget went to payroll, bringing into question the sustainability and efficiency of current financing strategies. Mary shares her experience in Makueni County, highlighting the innovative "Makueni Care" program and its role in pioneering Universal Health Care (UHC) in Kenya. Is health a recurrent budget or a development budget? Tune in to find out how Makueni County addressed these challenges and implemented UHC as a pilot program.