Kenya 🇰🇪 Teachers Are The Most Well Paid In East Africa

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ANALYSIS By Dorris Otieno Kenyan teachers are not only the best paid in East Africa, but also earn almost 12 times more than the country's average pay, a comparative study by Nation Newsplex and the Institute of Economic Affairs reveals. Even as teachers go on strike for the 12th time since their first industrial action in 1962, the analysis, which compares teachers' salaries in Kenya with those of their peers in select African countries , also finds that the lowest-paid teacher in Kenya earns more than the highest-paid teacher in Uganda. Uganda and South Africa were chosen as countries against which to compare wages of teachers because they have the most up-to-date data against which the comparison could be made. While Tanzania was not included in the comparison because only average pay for the year 2011 was available, even its figures indicated that Kenyan teachers earn more than their Tanzanian counterparts. The highest paid Kenyan teacher earns almost 12 times more than the
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Investment Opportunities Available in the Provision of Health Services in Tanzania

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Tanzania Government in association with several stakeholders has continued to pursue improvements in availability along with the standards of health services. Reproductive and child health services are among key priority areas with an intention to reduce maternal and child mortality rate. As of 2014, there were 6,321 health facilities in the country with a total number of 45,241beds. The health care continues to show some improvements, in particular by looking at health indicators. The achievements in health care were mostly due to some specific Government interventions.

Besides the achievements made, there are still some areas that need further improvements, such as the number of health care facilities and skilled health care workforce. As evidence, only 35% of required skilled health care personnel were active in rural areas (2009 estimates). For those who wish to invest or give a hand to the health care sector, there are numerous opportunities, especially as demonstrated in Tanzania’s Five Year Development Plan (2011-2016) with emphasis on improving health services and strengthen the management of health care system.

By the end of 2016, the government had intended to reduce the burden of Malaria by 80%, Increase and strengthen services for the care and treatment of those with HIV/AIDS down to 800,000, reduce prevalence and death rates associated with tuberculosis by 50%, increase the percentage of deliveries attended by skilled health care workers from 46% in 2004 to 80%. Obviously, these government objectives infer opportunities in establishing more private health centers and dispensaries, additional medical training facilities, modern diagnosis and health service equipment, extra ambulances, and other life-saving items, plus other amenities that will enhance government capacity in its objective to improve the accessibility and quality of health services.Some specific investment areas involve:
• Creating mechanisms and methods for care and rehabilitative treatment services at all levels
• Providing resources to facilitate the construction and rehabilitation of health facilities at all levels
• Offering housing and other incentives for public health workers
• Providing training for health personnel (medical doctors, nurses and paramedical graduates, laboratory technicians)
• Offering health tools and equipment at all levels
• Establishing Pharmaceuticals and offering drugs for curative and preventive measures
• Providing health information systems to facilitate effective health planning and programs

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