Women in Healthcare Leadership: Central and Nairobi Dissemination Meeting Report
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2024-10-31
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Ndunge, A
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The Central and Nairobi Region Dissemination Workshop, held in Nyeri in October. The dissemination event, brought together participants from counties across Kenya, including Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Muranga, Tharaka Nithi, Nyandarua, Laikipia, and Nairobi, to explore gender equity in healthcare leadership. The event provided a platform to address the role of associations and learning institutions in advancing gender equity Kenya’s health leadership Nancy Ngati, from Health Promotion Services representing Nyeri County, opened the event by discussing the current state of women in healthcare leadership in her region. While women make up a large portion of the healthcare workforce, Ngati pointed out that they remain underrepresented in leadership roles. She emphasized that empowering women in leadership not only benefits women but also improves the
entire healthcare system by fostering greater collaboration, productivity, and organizational success. Ngati acknowledged the progress made in Nyeri, where the number of female leaders has grown, but emphasized that much more needs to be done to achieve gender equity across the sector.