UNITED STATES DELEGATION ON KENYA – US HEALTH COOPERATION FRAMEWORK VISIT

Mbagathi County Referral Hospital today hosted a technical team from the USA on a mission to advance the implementation of Kenya–United States Health Cooperation Framework signed in December 2025. This follows previous high-level delegations of President Trump working party and the US senate , hosted by the Hospital CEO Dr Alex Irungu, PhD in July and September respectively last year,on discussions pertaining change of the US Government Health funding policy from USAID to State Department and Governments of respective beneficiaries.

The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral health collaboration in areas such as disease prevention and response, health systems strengthening, and other shared healthcare priorities under the framework.

The U.S. delegation was led by Mr. Brandon Ramsay, Professional Staff Member, U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and included Ms. Allison Cantrell, Dr. Sally Okutoyi from the U.S. Department of State – Office of Foreign Assistance, Ms. Leah Hasselback from the U.S. Embassy Nairobi, alongside senior Ministry of Health technical officials.

The delegation was hosted by Hospital Medical Superintendent Dr. Ericah Koima, Hospital C.H.A.O Agnes Mwageroki, and other members of staff.