PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT ON DRAFT REGULATIONS FOR THE DIGITAL HEALTH ACT, 2023 AND THE DRAFT REGULATORY IMPACT STATEMENT
Will review and share our input.
Enjoin us as a party in this.
Best Wishes.
On Wed, 11 Dec 2024, 13:03 MWANGANGI NZAU via KICTANet, <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello am requesting to participate on the training on progress
>
> 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*
>>>>>>>