New Innovations Set to Enhance Efficiency in Health Sector

In a major breakthrough in the country's healthcare transformation, four game-changing digital platforms have been launched to make the country's health care better, more transparent, and patient-focused.

The launch hosted at Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital (KUTRRH) on August 4, 2025 was led by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, and it brought together multiple stakeholders who have vowed to increase access to quality health care in Kenya.

The centerpiece of these innovations is the Biometric Health Identification (BHI) system. This new system allows patients to access healthcare by merely employing their fingerprints—doing away with the use of papers and hours of queuing in lines.

Not only does it cut down on paperwork, but it also stops fraud because each patient has a unique, secure profile. Whether or not an individual gets treatment in Nairobi or a rural clinic, the system recognizes them and traces their medical history in the right way.

Another major launch is the Practise360 App, a geo-fenced product designed to prevent the misuse of medical pre-authorizations. It ensures the approvals are being used where they should—preventing patients and the health system from being misused.

Also launched was the National Product Catalogue, an internet database that verifies medicines utilized in hospitals and pharmacies across the country. The aim is to eliminate spurious or sub-standard medicines from the chain so that patients receive safe approved medicines.

Last on the list is the Health Information Exchange (HIE), an Internet-based, secure mechanism for hospitals and health centers to share patient information. That is, wherever a patient receives care, doctors can see his or her history and thereby make improved treatment choices and save lives—especially in urgent situations.

Health CS Aden Duale stated that biometric registration is already underway in Level 4 to Level 6 hospitals and now being extended to Levels 2 and 3, ensuring even rural and primary healthcare facilities have digital health systems.

Duale also stated that next month, the Ministry will roll out Track-and-Trace of drugs and enhance electronic watchfulness. "The Ministry will launch a pharmaceutical Track-and-Trace system next month and enhance digital oversight through KMPDC to weed out fraudulent facilities under Taifa Care," Duale said.

According to the Health CS these electronic platforms herald a new era of efficient, open, and patient-focused delivery of healthcare that positions Kenya at the vanguard as a regional e-health pacesetter.