Health Sector

Lake Region Budget Hub integrates PFM advocacy into the health sector to address financing gaps and improve service delivery in devolved health systems. A flagship intervention is the pilot Technical Working Group (TWG) with County Health Management Teams (CHMTs), launched with an inaugural meeting on November 2024, involving CHMTs from Kisumu, Kakamega, and Busia counties. This initiative focuses on budget tracking, resource mobilization, and performance analysis to mitigate shortfalls like the Sh50 billion national gap, ensuring alignment with the Kenya Community Health Strategy 2020–2025 and UHC goals. Through sectoral performance insights and CSO collaborations, LRBH supports community-level advocacy for integrated care, including human resource enhancements amid U.S. funding cuts affecting 41,500 workers. In February 2025, LRBH participated in a three-day exchange program in Nyeri County on good service delivery, drawing lessons for health sector improvements in the Lake Region. These interventions complement WHO's Country Cooperation Strategy 2024–2030 by fostering evidence-based budgeting for resilient health systems.