Kenya: Poor Internet, One of the Hindrances to SHA Registration in Baringo

Nakuru — Poor internet connectivity has been singled out as one of the main hindrances to Social Health Authority (SHA) registration in the vast Baringo County. Dandelion Africa Executive Director, Wendo Sahar said Electronic Communication Health Information System was a noble idea in terms of registering people to SHA but internet network coverage was a major impediment in far flung counties. Sahar said Dandelion Africa hoste the County Government of Baringo Department of Health and other stakeholders to create awareness about SHA Community Health Strategy Maternal Health and ways to improve health outcomes in the region. She called on stakeholders from across Baringo County from CEC to directors, people in charge of community health strategy to discuss how best they could have 100 per cent SHA registration. She promised that SHA shall ensure that registration is done smoothly to cover all regions regardless of network or infrastructural challenges.