Kenya to distribute 100,000 kits for community health promoters

STORY: Kenya to distribute 100,000 kits for community health promoters DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of kits distribution 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President 3. various of kits distribution 4. various of people gathering STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday flagged off the distribution of 100,000 kits that will be used by community health promoters across the country. Ruto said the kits will be essential tools for household screening by the community health promoters. They will be at the center of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) under which the government seeks to focus on promotive and preventive health. SOUNDBITE (English): WILLIAM RUTO, Kenyan President "We are going to launch this program of community health promoters, we are launching a program that will see our community health promoters, number one, to have kits, every health promoter in Kenya, the 100,000 of them, each one of them, will be equippe

ECOWAS countries sign declaration to commit to Universal Health Coverage

STORY: ECOWAS countries sign declaration to commit to Universal Health Coverage DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:29 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the banner of the event 2. various of the signing of the declaration 3. various shots of participants 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STANLEY OKOLO, Director-general of West African Health Organization 5. various shots of participants 6. various shots of hospital in Accra 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KWAKU AGYEMAN-MANU, Ghana's Minister for Health STORYLINE: Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday signed a declaration in Accra, the capital of Ghana, to commit to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The pact, titled "The Accra Declaration," was signed by all 15 member states at the opening of the 23rd Ordinary Meeting of the Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers. "This declaration is a series of commitments we have discussed with the ministers to commit to delivering UHC," said Stan