Financial and programme commitment

The government commits to increase demand for and access to family planning among those counties in the northern arid lands (NAL) with the lowest mCPR and highest unmet need and to improve contraceptive commodity security. This will be done with support from partners and through NHIF.

Kenya will work with the national supply agency (Kenya Medical Supplies Agency) to ensure family planning commodities are costed before distribution to counties

The government will ensure all pregnant adolescents, including the poor and ‘hard-to reach’ have access to skilled care throughout pregnancy, delivery and to ensuring postpartum family planning services are offered. The government will also enhance establishment of linkages for effective referrals to relevant services for pregnant adolescents.Focus Counties Kilifi,Baringo,Nakuru,Uasin Gishu,Turkana,Samburu,Kakamega,Migori,Kisumu,Nairobi and Kitui)

The Government reaffirms its commitment in line with National Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive health policy to expend access to youth friendly services for adolescents and young people, specifically by improving existing service provision channels to provide accurate information and services on a wide range of contraceptive methods to capture diverse needs of adolescents.

Kenya will broaden access and choice, especially in poorer regions such as Northern Kenya, by strengthening public and private health providers and through provision of long-acting and permanent methods of family planning, Focus counties

1. Contraceptives are not included in the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) funded free maternity programme, for example. Inclusion of contraceptives in the existing health insurance schemes will increase access to FP for insured individuals, bolstering equitable access to FP 2. FP included in private insurance funds

Specifically through a budget line allocated to the family planning.

The government of Kenya commits to increase the portion of the national budget for family planning services,