Kenya’s national ministry responsible for health policy and coordination, maintaining official lists of semi-autonomous health agencies and regulators.
Health Governance Explorer, Pilot country
How Kenya’s health governance works
National health ministry, public-health institutions, research and medicines regulation
Kenya’s Ministry of Health publicly identifies semi-autonomous agencies and regulatory bodies. The links distinguish listed agencies from regulators; the chart does not imply every institution has the same supervisory arrangement.
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Government health structure
Click an organization to open its profile. Each labelled relationship links to official evidence.Central health authority
Public health and preparedness
National public-health institute identified in the Ministry of Health’s official list of semi-autonomous government agencies.
Medicines and pharmacy regulation
Kenyan statutory body responsible for regulating pharmacy practice and medicinal products, including quality, safety and registration activities.
Medical research
Kenya’s national medical research institute, conducting biomedical, public-health and health-systems research.
Connections are labelled by the exact verified relationship, not by visual position or shared geography.
Public health and preparedness
- Kenya National Public Health Institute →
National public-health institute identified in the Ministry of Health’s official list of semi-autonomous government agencies.
Medicines and pharmacy regulation
- Pharmacy and Poisons Board →
Kenyan statutory body responsible for regulating pharmacy practice and medicinal products, including quality, safety and registration activities.
Medical research
- Kenya Medical Research Institute →
Kenya’s national medical research institute, conducting biomedical, public-health and health-systems research.
- Kenya Medical Research Institute — Medical research institute
- Kenya National Public Health Institute — Government public health institute
- Ministry of Health, Kenya — Government health ministry
- Pharmacy and Poisons Board — Medicines & health-product regulator
Evidence and scope
This independent directory summarizes public institutional relationships from official sources. It is not an official government service or a complete map of health providers, hospitals, or regional authorities. Relationships were checked on 24 October 2026.