August 9, 2026
2026 PHC-PM Bi-Annual Peer Learning Workshop in Kisumu County
Hecta Consulting, in collaboration with the Nakuru and Trans Nzoia County Departments of Health, held a Biannual Peer Learning Workshop in Kisumu County. The teams took stock of their progress in assessing indicators, while strengthening processes and systems to support better service delivery at the primary healthcare level.
Hecta Consulting, in collaboration with the Nakuru and Trans Nzoia County Departments of Health, held a Biannual Peer Learning Workshop on 5th and 6th August 2026 at Victoria Comfort Inn, Kisumu County.
The meeting brought together the Nakuru and Trans Nzoia health management teams, led by their respective Chief Executive Committee Members (CECMs) for Health, Chief Officers for Health (CoH), County Directors, community members, Hecta Consulting, county PHC implementing partners, a Nairobi City County representative and Savannah Global Health Institute (SGHI) team. We also had the great pleasure of being hosted and welcomed to the city by the Kisumu CECM for Health, Dr Gregory Ganda.
Dr Ganda lauded the efforts of the counties in improving primary healthcare, noting that a health system that strengthens PHC ensures better health outcomes for its people and reduces health spending through preventative efforts, as opposed to curative care, which is often far more expensive. CECM Roselyne Mungai of Nakuru observed that the workshop serves as a community of practice, hailing successful initiatives towards improving health service delivery at the county level, as facilities and counties cross-learn and review their progress in intituinalising primary healthcare performance management. CECM, Christopher Kerio Lorot affirmed the commitment of the Trans Nzoia county government to increase budget allocation towards health to avail resources for commodity purchases at the facility level and enhance accountability and good governance.
The first day closed with a powerful community plenary session that brought to the fore the impact of health policies and interventions, as well as the reality of system challenges faced by the community. Participants were reminded that beyond availability lies the question of affordability, accessibility and quality of PHC services. The health management teams explored ways to meet the people where they are in increasing SHA coverage, rethinking Primary Care Networks in relation to geographic boundaries.