The government has put on notice private higher learning institutions in the country offering medical-related courses that are unapproved by the relevant authorities.
Principal Secretary (PS) for Public Health and Professional Standards Mary Muthoni expressed concerns over proliferation of colleges offering numerous unregulated courses, saying they were not only wasting the learners time but also swindling them as they end up jobless.
Speaking during the 10th graduation ceremony at Tricent School of Medical Health Science and Technology in Juja, Muthoni decried that some owners of private institutions have been offering weird and unheard-of courses to unsuspecting learners only for them to remain unemployed for life.
“I’m calling upon the owners of private medical colleges and other institutions offering medical courses to ensure that they deal with all regulatory bodies before introducing a new course. I have seen some institution owners offering courses with weird names which makes the students unemployable upon graduation,” Muthoni said.
During the graduation ceremony, over 400 graduated with diplomas and certificates in different cadres.
The PS warned that the government will begin conducting inspections to get rid of all colleges offering invalid programmes to protect Kenyans from being deceived.
She however promised the graduates that the government has created numerous opportunities both locally and internationally to ensure that those who complete school acquire meaningful employment to better their living and impact the society.
“We have over 14,000 health facilities across the country raging from public, private and faith-based institutions where you can all fit. Again there are many countries that are looking for bilateral conversations so that our trained medics can get jobs in those countries,” the PS said.
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She said that the new graduates from diverse cadres will be entering the job market at a critical time when the healthcare landscape in the country is rapidly evolving with the strengthening of community health systems, introduction of primary healthcare networks and the ongoing transition of the Social Health Authority (SHA) which is shaping how healthcare is delivered and financed.
Meanwhile, the PS led a registration drive for SHA at Gachororo village in Juja where she divulged that the government is working round the clock to solve the bottlenecks that are facing the new healthcare funding system.
She also called on all healthcare facilities across the country to ensure that the subscribe to SHA to enable Kenyans from all corners of the country access services efficiently and effectively.
By Kamau Njoroge
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