Why Kenya should step up patient data sharing between health facilities

A health officer enters data into the new platform to monitor family planning commodities at the Homa Bay County Hospital. [File, Standard]

In Kenya, a big healthcare pain is no longer infrastructure, but the inadequacy of usable, and shareable healthcare data across facilities and counties. This failure undermines the continuity of care and weakens progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In an era of rapid technological development, Kenya's digital health landscape should continuously aim for cohesive and interoperable data networks that function effectively across all the 47 counties.