PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR THE DIGITAL HEALTH ACT, 2023 AND THE DRAFT REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT

On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 12:05 PM Barrack Otieno via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Victor,
>
> This is an interesting development. It would be great if we can have a
> Webinar on the same for better input.
>
> Best Regards
>
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 9:58 AM Victor Kapiyo via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Listers,
>>
>>
>> The Digital Health Act No. 15 of 2023 was enacted on the 19th October,
>> 2023. The Act confers upon the Cabinet Secretary for Health, in
>> consultation with the Digital Health Agency and the County Governments,
>> the power to make Regulations under section 60 for various matters required
>> to be prescribed under the Act, in particular, health information
>> management policies and procedures, the use of e-Health applications and
>> technologies, medical devices and innovations, data quality and data
>> protection audits and the establishment and implementation of the data
>> exchange component as per the Kenya Health Enterprise Architecture. To this
>> end and pursuant to section 60 of the Digital Health Act;
>>
>> IT IS NOTIFIED for information of the general public that the Cabinet
>> Secretary for Health, in consultation with the Digital Health Agency and
>> the County Governments, through a Technical Working Group comprised of
>> officers from the Ministry of Health, the Council of Governors, County
>> Governments, the Digital Health Agency, the Office of the Attorney General
>> and Department of Justice, the Kenya Law Reform Commission and the
>> National Assembly, has developed the following three (3) sets of draft
>> regulations to the Digital Health Act:
>>
>>
>> 1. The Digital Health (Health Information Management) Regulations,
>> 2024
>> 2. The Digital Health (Data Exchange) Regulations, 2024
>> 3. The Digital Health (Use of e-Health Applications and Technologies)
>> Regulations, 2024
>>
>>
>> Link to the Notice:
>> health.go.ke/sites/default/files/2024-11/037DNC21112024.pdf
>>
>>
>> Lin to the Regulations: health.go.ke/social-health-regulations
>>
>> The comments, views, representation and any written memoranda may be
>> forwarded to the Office of the Principal Secretary, State Department for
>> Medical Services, Nairobi; hand-delivered to the Office of the Principal
>> Secretary, State Department for Medical Services on Afya House 6th
>> Floor, Nairobi; or emailed to *[email protected]
>> <[email protected]>;* to be received on or before, *19th
>> December, 2024, at 5:00 pm. *
>>
>>
>> Listers are encouraged to review and submit comments. You can share here
>> your views to be incorpoarated in the memorandum.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> *Victor Kapiyo*
>> Partner | *Lawmark Partners LLP*
>> *Nine Planet Apartments, Nairobi | **Web: www.lawmark.co.ke
>> <www.lawmark.co.ke/> *
>> ====================================================
>>
>> *“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude” Zig
>> Ziglar*
>>