The Kenya Health Summit 2026 is set to bring together health-sector stakeholders in Nairobi for discussions on healthcare access, financing and accountability.
The two-day summit will be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) on August 18 and 19, with the Ministry of Health saying the forum will examine key issues affecting healthcare delivery.
The agenda includes primary healthcare, the health workforce, medicines and technology, digital health, preparedness and accountability, with discussions expected to draw on data, experiences and proposals for improving the country's health system.
“We’re getting closer. In two days, the Kenya Health Summit 2026 opens at KICC for a national conversation on the issues that matter: access to care, health financing, primary healthcare, the health workforce, medicines and technology, digital health, preparedness and accountability,” the Ministry said in a statement.
The summit comes as Kenya continues to pursue reforms aimed at expanding access to healthcare and strengthening the country's health system.
The Ministry said the discussions would place numbers and evidence on the table alongside questions, experiences and ideas on what needs to happen next.
“The numbers will be on the table. So will the questions, the experiences and the ideas for what needs to happen next.”
Healthcare access is expected to be one of the central issues at the summit, with participants examining how services can be made more accessible to Kenyans.
Health financing will also feature prominently, as stakeholders consider how healthcare can be sustainably funded while ensuring that patients can access services without facing excessive financial barriers.
Primary healthcare is another key area on the agenda, alongside the country's health workforce, medicines and medical technology.
The summit will also examine the growing role of digital health in healthcare delivery and the use of technology to improve health services.
Preparedness and accountability are among the other issues listed by the Ministry of Health, highlighting the need for the health system to respond effectively to emerging challenges while ensuring transparency in the delivery and management of healthcare services.
The Ministry elaborated that the summit would provide an opportunity to discuss both existing challenges and possible solutions.
The event is expected to bring together stakeholders to assess the state of the country's health sector and identify areas requiring further action.
The Ministry's announcement frames the summit around the principle that healthcare is a right and places emphasis on how that right can be effectively delivered.
“KICC, Nairobi, August 18-19 2026. Health is a right. Let’s talk about how we deliver it,” the Ministry of Health highlighted.
With the summit scheduled to run for two days, attention will be focused on the issues raised by participants and the proposals emerging from the national conversation.
The Ministry has indicated that the discussions will not only examine statistics but also incorporate the experiences of people interacting with Kenya's health system.
The Kenya Health Summit 2026 therefore comes as an opportunity for stakeholders to assess progress, confront challenges and discuss practical measures for improving healthcare delivery across the country.