The leadership of the Joint Health Committees has identified specific focal actions that would serve as the Legislative Health Agenda of the 10th National Assembly. This agenda would help to shape priorities for legislative interventions, guided by strategic targets identified across thematic areas in the health sector.
At the heart of the agenda is the need to strengthen the implementation of the provisions of the National Health Act as a basis for moving the country towards universal health coverage, by providing or strengthening enabling laws for government policies, improving resource mobilization, and accountability, and also promoting a learning agenda to encourage similar approaches at subnational levels.
The Legislative Health Agenda of the 10th National Assembly is themed: “Improving Stewardship and Accountability for Universal Health Coverage”. It includes the following objectives:
- ENABLING LAWS: Enact or strengthen enabling laws that support the country’s progress towards Universal Health Coverage.
- RESOURCE MOBILISATION: Support lawful measures aimed at mobilising and sustaining human, financial, and material resources for health through public systems as well as partnerships with private sector and development organisations.
- ACCOUNTABILITY: Promote accountability by ensuring effective public finance management systems in the health sector.
- KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION: Drive a learning agenda to strengthen the legislation, appropriation, and oversight functions of health committees at national and subnational
levels.
