Speaking during the opening ceremony of the three day Scientific conference themed Advancing health equity in a rapidly changing environment Duale said the fees charged by hospitals is not harmonized with some hospitals charging a thousand shillings for medical attachees others charging two thousand shillings and others even more.
The conference brings together key stakeholders from healthcare, academia, researchers and policy sectors to share knowledge, innovations and strategies for advancing heath training and service delivery.
The CS assured the training institute that he is actively engaging the National Treasury to unlock Ksh 500 million for HELB to support KMTC students and also engaging the Ministry of Education to ensure that KMTC is treated equally with universities and TVET institutions when it comes to HELB access.