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

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On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 6:36 PM Cephas Joseph via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I second Mr. Barrack.
>
> 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*
>>>