In 2008, the Kenya Ministry of Health will launch the Improving Leadership and Change Management Program (ILCMP).

Voices from the Capacity Project

“Almost all our health facilities have for many years suffered from severe health worker deficits,” says Dr. Margaret Ogola, national executive secretary for health at the Catholic Church’s Kenya Episcopal Conference (KEC) in Nairobi. In Kenya, the faith-based organizations KEC and Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK) provide more than 40% of the country’s health services. Currently, scarce human resources are the biggest challenge facing these organizations in their efforts to serve the poorest citizens in the most remote locations.