GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 9320

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for Health, in exercise of powers conferred by section 107 (2) of the Health Act, in consultation with the Ministry of Education, the Commission of University Education and other stakeholders, hereby appoints the Intersectoral Committee on Health Workforce Education and Training Reforms. 1. The Intersectoral Committee shall comprise— Mercy Mwangangi (Dr.)—Chairperson, Chief Administrative Secretary, Ministry of Health Eva W. Njenga (Dr.)—Co-Chairperson, Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council Members: Darius Ogutu (Dr.) — Ministry of Education Mary Mwiti — Council of Governors Githinji Gitahi (Dr.) — AMREF 5th August, 2022 THE KENYA GAZETTE Isaac Kosgey (Prof.) — Vice Chancellors Representative Evelyn Wagaiyu (Prof.) — Dental Dean Representative Stephen Ogendo (Prof.) — Medical Dean Representative Evanson Kamuri (Dr.) — University Teaching Hospitals Representative Grace Njoroge (Prof.) — Commission for University Education (CUE) Kelly Aluoch (Dr.) — Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Jackson Kioko (Dr.) — Kenya Health Professions Oversight Authority Amit Thakker (Dr.) — Kenya Healthcare Federation Rashid Khalani — Private/University Teaching Hospitals Representative Head of Secretariat Daniel Yumbya — Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council Jean Mathenge (Chief Rapporteur) — Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council Secretariat: Fred Siyoi (Dr.) — Pharmacy and Poisons Board Edna Tallam-Kimaiyo — Nursing Council of Kenya David Okeyo (Dr.) — Kenya Nutritionists and Dietetics Institute Patrick Kisabei — Kenya Medical Laboratory Tech. and Technologists Board Ibrahim Wako — Clinical Officer’s Council Aggrey Oriema — Public Health Technicians and Technologists Council Douglas Kotut — Physiotherapy Council of Kenya Machogu Tirimba (Dr.) — Technical Advisor, Ministry of Education Margaret Mbugua (Dr.) — Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council Stella Kanja (Dr.) — Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council George Kimathi (Dr.) — AMREF Ahmed Dagane — Kenyatta University Teaching Referral and Research Hospital 2. The Terms of Reference for the Intersectoral Committee are to: (a) Facilitate the review of the current core curricular for the following Courses: (i) Medicine; (ii) Dentistry; (iii) Nursing; (iv) Clinical Medicine; (v) Laboratory Technology; (vi) Radiology; (vii) Pharmacy; (viii) Nutrition; (ix) Public Health; (x) Physiotherapy; (xi) Oral Health; and (xii) All other health care related courses. (b) Establish a road map to launch the revised medical or dental program by the 15th August, 2022. (c) Initiate institutionalization of leadership, management and soft skills into the training and educational programmes. (d) Identify and incorporate elements of the following key components: (i) Medical Ethics and Professionalism; (ii) Certification of Deaths; (iii) Leadership and Strategic thinking; (iv) Digital Technology and Innovation; (v) Research; (vi) Critical Thinking; (vii) Entrepreneurship; (viii) Environmental Health; (ix) Patriotism; (x) Gender and Health; (xi) Soft skills (communication, interpersonal, emotional intelligence, time management, collegiality, multidisciplinary and team work, and others); and (xii) On-the-job training. (e) Develop a deployment approach for the revised curricular. 3. The Committee may constitute various sub-committees to address issues pertinent to any cadre specific core-curriculum. 4. The term of the Intersectoral Committee shall be a period of twenty-four months from the date of publication of this Gazette Notice and the Cabinet Secretary may, where necessary, extend the term for such a period as he may consider necessary. Dated the 21st July, 2022. MUTAHI KAGWE, Cabinet Secretary for Health.