Kenya underscored health security as central to national resilience and to its international engagement.
At a health summit in Nairobi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary framed health security as central to Kenya’s national resilience, economic security and sustainable development, not a social-sector concern alone.
The discussions called for a shift from reactive crisis response to proactive prevention, stronger domestic capacity in medicines and vaccines, and health systems that keep functioning during disruptions.
Climate-related health threats and cross-border disease surveillance were highlighted as areas needing coordinated regional partnerships. The gathering brought together government, development partners, the private sector and civil society to review reforms and set priorities.