CEO Dr. Kelly Oluoch, along with the Health Principal Secretary Ms. Mary Muthoni, during the meeting
The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) CEO, Dr. Kelly Oluoch, on July 15, 2025, participated in a high-level strategic partnership meeting with Johnson & Johnson Global Health Equity and its implementing partners, Aga Khan University and Amref Health Africa.
The meeting, convened by the Principal Secretary for Public Health and Professional Standards, Mary Muthoni, was held at the Ministry of Health headquarters.
The discussions focused on strengthening Kenya’s health systems, particularly in the areas of Community Health, Mental Health, and Nursing, while advancing equity through targeted collaborations.
The meeting underscored the critical role of strategic partnerships in building inclusive, responsive, and sustainable healthcare solutions across the country.
Ahead of the engagement, KMTC was awarded a one-year grant by Johnson & Johnson through Aga Khan University and Amref Health Africa.
The grant is designed to bolster community and mental health systems in alignment with Kenya’s national health priorities and KMTC’s mission to train competent, innovative, and technology-driven health professionals.
Under the Nursing Alliance and Mental Health Strengthening program, KMTC will expand the Higher National Diploma (HND) Psychiatric Nursing Scholarships to benefit 110 students in the upcoming September 2025 intake. Additionally, psychiatric nursing training will be scaled up from a single center at Mathari Campus to seven campuses nationwide.
A Virtual Simulation Laboratory will also be established at Mathari Campus to enhance hands-on learning, supported by the digitalization of the psychiatric curriculum and targeted faculty training in virtual simulation and e-learning delivery.
Through the Community Health Units for Universal Health Coverage (CHU4UHC) initiative implemented in collaboration with AMREF Africa, KMTC will develop and validate a common mental health course for integration across all its training programs.
The College will further train 630 nurses and 200 clinical officers from Level 2 and 3 facilities in Nakuru and Kisumu counties through a structured Training-of-Trainers (TOT) model.
