Bliss Healthcare and COVID-19 Awareness

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.Most people who fall sick with COVID-19 will experience mild to moderate symptoms and recover without special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe is rooting for multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral partnerships to help catalyze investments and innovations in the health sector in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking on Thursday during the 17th health sector intergovernmental consultative forum, which was held virtually, the CS said innovative health financing which involves the mixing or blending of two or more sources to fund a program or activity has proved successful across the globe.

“We are now being forced to develop new flexibilities and expand mandates to match the needs of a pandemic. This means that changes on some health policies that have been evolving for several years as well as the development of new ones will have to be accelerated. Doing this will require a paradigm shift in our approach to resolving healthcare challenges in our country.” Observed the CS.

According to the CS, the most important lesson the country has learnt from the pandemic is the need to articulate what matters most and to prioritize investments.

“Indeed, our experience with the pandemic has opened our eyes to the fact that a majority of Kenyans are only one illness away from a financial crisis. Now that we are increasingly aware of the unpredictable nature of the disease, it is critical that we accelerate the implementation of UHC to ensure that our people are cushioned from financial distress due to medical conditions,” said the CS.

The health CS said the national government has prioritized the Universal Health Coverage with a focus on output financing so as to ensure sustainable financing.

“Health Coverage has become the main focus of the Government, being one of the Big Four Agenda items, we need to ensure access to essential services needed for health and well-being through an explicit essential benefits package for the UHC Scheme beneficiaries,” Said Kagwe.

Bringing both levels of government together to deliberate and find solutions to critical issues affecting the health sector, according to Kagwe, will ensure all Kenyans access the highest standard of health as envisaged in the Constitution.

The cabinet secretary lauded the efforts of Counties in combating the coronavirus pandemic saying the Ministry of Health will continue to work closely with the devolved units and partners to mitigate the spread of the disease.

Bliss Healthcare is a leading integrated healthcare network in East Africa providing complete outpatient cover. They take pride in providing accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare services.

“We have over 500 healthcare professionals working throughout our clinics and we serve more than 80,000 patients per month. With an extraordinary array of resources for the provision of compassionate, state-of-the-art care, Bliss Medical Centre is poised to identify and respond to the health-related needs of the diverse population we serve,” Bliss MC says on their portal

The President of Bliss Healthcare, Mr. Jayesh Saini, recently gifted the Carmel Day Care Centre, Mr. Jayesh Saini, President of Bliss Healthcare, recently presented the Carmel Day Care Centre with a variety of sports equipment and uniforms. The donation is in line with Mr. Saini’s goal of consolidating returns to society as part of corporate social responsibility.

Carmel Day Care Centre students donning the donated sportswear at the Centre

The students at the school were overjoyed with the gifts, and the administration was appreciative for the thoughtful gesture. They congratulated Mr. Saini for his generosity and praised Bliss Healthcare for its efforts to make Kenya healthier via the provision of high-quality, low-cost healthcare services.

The Bliss Healthcare team bringing in donations of sportswear to Carmel Day Care Centre