PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR THE DIGITAL HEALTH ACT, 2023 AND THE DRAFT REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT
On Wed, Dec 11, 2024, 12:39 Valarie Waswa via KICTANet <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Listers,
>
> KICTANet is working on a draft Memorandum on these three regulations on
> the Digital Health Act:
>
> a.
>
>
> *The Digital Health (Health Information Management) Regulations, 2024 b.
> The Digital Health (Data Exchange) Regulations, 2024 c. The Digital Health
> (Use of e-Health Applications and Technologies) Regulations, 2024 *
>
> The Regulations are as attached by Nekesa in this email. Please refer to
> them.
> As such, your comments, feedback and proposals will be very much
> appreciated to enable us to submit a joint Memorandum to the Office of the
> Principal Secretary, State Department for Medical Services.
>
> As such, *please find attached* *here*
> <docs.google.com/document/d/10pixSAzOr8QiO0Y3KpXVTbXDRr1yISsrD0dYHUsBo7Y/edit?usp=sharing>the
> public link to share your thoughts on the three regulations, which will be
> incorporated into the Joint Memorandum.
>
> Kindly share your views no later than 17th December, as we plan to submit
> the Memorandum at exactly 9:00am, 18th December, 2024. All organizations
> that have contributed will be listed in the Joint Memorandum.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> *Best regards,*
>
> *Valarie Waswa*
> *Legal Fellow @ **KICTANet* <www.kictanet.or.ke/>
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> On Wed, Dec 11, 2024 at 11:43 AM Nekesa Were via KICTANet <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Good morning,
>>
>> Virtual stakeholder sessions have been announced as below. I’ll share
>> more details once I have them. I have attached the different regulations
>> and the feedback form.
>>
>> Monday – 16th Dec 2024 (2 pm – 4 pm) – Data Exchange & Use of e-health
>> applications and technologies Regulations
>> Wednesday – 18th Dec 2024 (11 am – 1 pm) – Health Information
>> Management Regulations
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>> Nekesa.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2024 at 18:08, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS via KICTANet <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, at least a virtual meeting will be very useful. We submit one
>>> memorandum from KICTANET.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Jacob Ndambuki Ngumi
>>> Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
>>> Young Professionals for Development (YPD)
>>> Professional Partnership Services (PPS)
>>> Co-convener and Secretary, Kenya Devolution CSOs Working Group (KDCWG)
>>> P.O. Box 173-90100,
>>> Machakos,Kenya.
>>> Cell: +254 – 0721-695890 / 0736 -165084
>>> Email: [email protected] (Personal)
>>> youngprofessionalsdevelopment@
>>> <[email protected]>gmail.com (official)
>>> [email protected] (official)
>>> Website: www.ypdngo.org
>>>
>>>
>>> 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*
>>>>>>