On behalf of the people of Kenya, I am grateful to Pfizer for recognising the work we are doing in implementing universal health coverage in our country and championing health initiatives across Africa. This programme has been made possible by the immense contributions of our citizens, enabling us to mobilise the necessary resources to finance healthcare for the 32.5 million Kenyans who have so far registered with the Social Health Authority (SHA). Our Parliament has also played a critical role in enacting the legislation that has established the various funds underpinning our primary healthcare, social insurance, and emergency, chronic and critical illness care. Additionally, technology, through the Digital Health Agency, has been pivotal in the digitisation of services, creating the necessary transparency and consequently eliminating fraud. At the heart of our universal programme is the health worker. We have worked with county governments to hire more staff, resolved long-standing disputes over collective bargaining agreements and expanded community health promotion. To ensure availability of medicines and other commodities in hospitals, we have strengthened the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA), whose re-fill rate now stands at 91 per cent from a low of 40 per cent. We are also working with manufacturers to supply, install, maintain and upgrade equipment in hospitals, including dialysis machines, CT scans, MRI, digital X-rays and lab kits, on a fee-for-service arrangement with no upfront cost to government. We are committed to continue refining our universal healthcare programme until it is truly universal and leaves no Kenyan behind.(William Samoei Ruto, PhD)