The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has endorsed the nomination of Dr. Debra Mulongo Barasa as the new CS nominee for the Ministry of Health.
In a statement by KMPDU Secretary General Dr. Davji Atellah, the doctors endorsed the nomination of the new health CS nominee and said that Dr. Barasa is well-placed to tackle the current health crisis in the country.
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“KMPDU congratulates Dr. Debra Mulongo Barasa on her appointment as the Cabinet Secretary for Health. We warmly welcome her to the dutiful responsibility of ensuring quality health care systems for all Kenyans, including decent work for all health workers.”
The Secretary General said that he will work closely with Dr. Debra to ensure that issues affecting the health sector are sorted out if she is approved by the National Assembly.
“Being a young medical doctor and specialist physician, we believe she will quickly settle to the enormous task of correcting the disputes around internship and the constitutionality of Social Health Authority.”
“We wish Dr. Debra well and fully avail ourselves and our expertise for her success. We are willing to support the new CS nominee to restore dignity in the profession and the quality of healthcare in the country.”
This comes after President Ruto released the first batch of eleven Cabinet Secretaries nominees that will be vetted by Parliament before being approved to become the new cabinet Secretaries.
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Dr. Barasa has worked in health institutions across national, referral, private and Community-Based Organisations including the renowned CHANF as well as the World Health Organisation She also worked as an Internal Medicine Physician at the Mater Hospital.