CHPs Stories

Mombasa takes healthcare to workplaces with launch of community health promoter desks
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 15, 2025

County officials say the initiative is part of wider efforts to ease the disease burden through early detection and prompt intervention.

Major blow for community health promoters as budget slashed by Sh1.4 billion
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 12, 2025

In the last financial year, CHPs were already grappling with financial constraints, which remain a key challenge in Kenya’s public healthcare system.

Poor remuneration pushing Kenya's community health promoters to the edge
Charity Kilei  |  Mar 17, 2025

CHPs are the backbone of Kenya’s primary healthcare system under Universal Health Coverage which focuses on primary health care.

Isiolo Community Health Promoters threaten to strike over unpaid 12 months stipend
Waweru Wairimu  |  Aug 22, 2024

The CHPs threatened to shut down their tools starting September 1 if Governor Abdi Ibrahim Guyo's administration fails to remit them their pending due...

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