Come and dialogue with us- MCHANE activists tell county government

MCHANE logo photo (FILE)

By Peter Kombe

Mombasa County Health Advocacy Network (MCHANE) a civil society lobby group championing for health rights in Mombasa County has called on health stakeholders to jointly work together in a bid to address teething challenges facing the health sector.

The lobby groups says despite the ample resources allocated to the health sector in Mombasa there still exists a myriad of problems in public health sector.

“There are ample resources what we need right now is the partnership by stakeholders in this sector” Collins Liko an activist says

Speaking to the press in Mombasa on Tuesday, Collins Liko, a Haki Jamii human rights activist said there is a need for the county government to invest in capacity building for its health personnel.

Liko lauded efforts by the county government to address health concerns.

“I want to commend some of the efforts done by Mombasa County to highlight some of the concerns in the health sector” he noted

He noted that there is a need for county governments throughout the country to streamline their governance strategies in public health facilities.

The human rights defender urged health stakeholders to address some of the hurdles in the health sector.

“We want the county government to streamline its governance strategies in public health sectors” Liko said

On his part, Tom Ng’ar, a Coast Women in Development activist said there is a need to address the loopholes facing the health sector in the entire county.

He urged stakeholders to closely work together with the civil society in order to identify some of the teething gaps.

“We need to address some of these gaps in the health sector. There is a need for the county government to work together with us so that we can highlight some of the loopholes” Tom outlined

The activist is of the opinion that Mpesa payment transaction in some of the public health facilities still poses a challenge to the disabled community.

Mombasa County has been at the forefront in championing for health rights with some of the hospitals being elevated to provide efficient services to the citizens.

Mombasa County Health Advocacy Network is a network that brings together all civil society organizations in Mombasa County.

It gives an opportunity to members’ organizations to share, discuss health concerns within Mombasa County.

MCHANE network is formed by the support of Haki Jamii organization in order for network members to be capacity built and improve their advocacy skills.

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