Today, Mr. Harry Kimtai, the Principal Secretary of the State Department for Medical Services, inaugurated the Global Fund International Ethics Capacity Building Workshop in Kenya.

This inaugural regional event focusing on Ethics and Prevention from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (PSEAH) will run from the 5th to the 7th of December, with 200 delegates from eighteen Anglophone African Countries in attendance.

The Global Fund Strategy 2023-2028 prioritizes investments in long-term, tailored capacity building of community-led and community-based organizations, networks and groups, in order to strengthen links and improve service continuity between community-led activities and formal health care provision.

Hosted by Kenya, the workshop aims to bolster the country’s capabilities in directing attention towards program performance, quality, and safeguarding against Sexual Exploitation and Harassment.

During his address, the PS Kimtai highlighted Kenya’s proactive stance in implementing policies and measures to prevent and address instances of sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment.

Mr. Kimtai said the country has already put into place policies and measures to prevent and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment.

The workshop has attracted participation from a broad spectrum of nations, including Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Gambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Kenya.