Establishment, Structure and Functions

of the KMPDC

Presented to Maseno University MBChB, University

of Nairobi MBChB and BDS Graduands 2021,
during the Administration of Hippocratic Oath to
new graduates 1

DANI EL M. YUMBYA, MBS

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
KENYA MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS AND DENTISTS COUNCIL

KMPDC Complex 3rd November,

2021
 Presentation

The legal foundation & structure

of Kenya Medical Practitioners &
Dentist Council

The functions& achievements

of KMPDC
Outline

The Doctor Kenyans want

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Council’s Legal Foundation

Council’s Mandate is to KMPDC is categorized as a

regulate: State Corporation by The
Enacted in 1977,
Medical Practitioners and operational 1st January 1. Training State Corporations Advisory
Dentists Act Cap. 253. 1978. Committee (SCAC) as Per
2. Practice Section 6A effective 4th
3. Licensing March, 2020.

Regulation of Medic ine, Dentistry, Hospitals and Medic al Fac ilities

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 Council Corporate Philosophy
Goal: Ensuring Quality and Ethical HealthCare

Vision Mission
To ensure the provision of quality and ethical health care through
To be an efficient, effective and accessible World
appropriate regulation of training, registration, licensing,
Class health regulatory body.
inspections and professional practice

Mandate
To regulate the training, practice and licensing of medicine, dentistry, community oral health officers and healthcare institutions that
include that include private & mission hospitals, medical, dental centers & clinics, nursing and maternity homes and standalone funeral
homes.

Medical & Dental Medical & Dental Private & Faith

Practitioners, & Medical & Dental teaching National & Internship Based Health
COHOs Schools Hospitals County Hospitals Training Centers Institutions
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 Council’s Composition

CEO
Chairperson Daniel M. Yumbya, MBS
Dr. Eva W. Njenga, MBS (Registrar, ex officio member,
secretary to Council)

Rep. Universities
Director General Rep. Kenya Rep. Oral health with power to
for Health or Dental practitioners; grant a
designated rep. Association; qualification;

One person with Rep. Kenya

Rep. Kenya Rep. Private National
Medical knowledge &
sector in health; expertise in Commission on
Association; Human Rights;
finance or audit;
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KMPDC Board Induction

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 Council Secretariat
The Secretariat is headed by the Chief Executive Officer and comprises of 6 Directorates, & 14 Departments

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 Council Committees

Training,
Assessment,
Registration & Professional Conduct
Human Resource Committee
Committee

Disciplinary &
Ethics
Audit & Risk Standing Committee Ad Hoc Committees
Committee Committees

Inspections,
Licensing, Fitness to Practice
Finance & Committee
General Purpose
Committee
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 Council Functions

Approval of Medical & Dental Schools, Core Curricula,

C onduc t Examination and C PD

Medic al, Dental prac titioners and Health Institutions

Medical & Dental Practitioners, Foreign Doctors, Health

Institutions

Medical/ Dentals Schools, Internship Centers, Health

facilities

Preliminary Inquiry Committee (National), Professional

Conduct Committee (County) and Tribunal(National)
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 Council Functions

Cabinet Secretary, National and County governments

International, Regional and Local agencies

Donor Agencies

Maintaining a database of all registered and lic ensed

medic al & dental prac titioners & health institutions

Performanc e c ontrac ting

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 Council top Achievement: KMPDC House

The KMPDB Office Complex

• Implementation cost: KSH350M
• Assets: Ksh28M
• Estimated value; Over 600M
Council Achievements: The Online Service Portal

 Renewal of Doc tors’ General Prac tic e &

Spec ialist Lic ense:www.osp.kmpdc .go.ke

 Renewal of Health Institution license:

www.osp.kmpdc.go.ke

 C PD reporting (C PD Management System (IC MS)

www.icpdkenya.org

 C ounc il Public ations – rules, standards

 Release of Exams for Foreign Trained Doc tors

 Registers for lic ensed doc tors, health institutions

 Publication of Practitioners in good standing

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 Council Achievements: Online Publications
Rules
• Medical Institutions) (Amendment) Rules, 2017
• (Referral of Patients Abroad) Rules, 2017
• (Professional Fees) Rules, 2016
• (Practitioners and Health Facilities, Advertising) Rules,2016
• (Medical Camp) Rules, 2016
• (Fitness to Practice) Rules, 2016

Standards
• National Training & Quality Assurance Standards for Dental, Medical Schools & Teaching
Hospitals .
• Code of Professional Conduct and Discipline, 6th Edition
• Fees Guidelines, 3rd Edition 2013 (reviewed 2016)
• Legal notice, Professional fees rules 2016

Curricula
• Bachelor of Medicine Core Curriculum
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery Core Curriculum
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 Council Achievements: Certificates & Licenses

Licenses

• Private Practice License • General Practice License

• Locum License • Specialist Practice License
• Temporary License for Foreign Doctors • Internship license
• Health Facility License • Practice license for COHO’s
• Medical Camp License • Student license
Certificates
• Permanent Registration Certificate as a Medical or Dental Practitioner
• Retention Certificate
• Specialist Recognition Certificate
• Certificate of Status
• Health Facility Registration Certificate
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 Council Achievements: COVID-19

KMPDC was a key player in

combating the COVID Pandemic
Identification of National isolation &
quarantine Centers
Inspection & licensing of over 200
isolation Centers nationally
Licensing of over 600 approved
Vaccination Centers nationally
Inspection of all vaccination centers
nationally
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 Council Achievements: Universal Health Coverage

Health systems
Inspection of over
Strengthening for UHC 1800 health facilities

Human Resources
Capacity Building

Mandatory curricular standards

for Medical & Dentistry

Internships, Training &

Accreditation

Inspection of health facilities

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Council Achievements: Specialist Services

• Total Registered Specialists: 3395

• Total Registered Sub Specialists: 400

H.E President Uhuru Kenyatta lays a

foundation stone for the Integrated Molecular
Imaging Center at the Kenyatta University
Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital on
the 10th of September, 2020.

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 Council Achievements: Increasing Health Care Workers

Total Medical & Dental Total Registered Medical & Dentist Practitioners
practitioners REGISTERED
since 1978 to date 1424

15,118
Registered Medical Local
Practitioners 13,694

Registered Dental Local Practitioners

1,424
13694
Registered Foreign Practitioners Medicine Dentistry
1092 18

Registered COHO’s 372

 Council Achievements: Internships

Total Active Interns

642

Total Medical Interns: 596

Total Dental Interns: 46

Licensed Medical Interns 596

Licensed Dental Interns 46

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 Council registered training Institutions

Registered Health Training Centers, 2021

Post graduate Teaching Hospitals 4

Specialist Recognition Training Centres 2

Internship Training Centers 85

Dental schools in EAC 5

Medical Schools in EAC 26

Dental Schools in Kenya 2

Medical Schools in Kenya 11

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Coast CRH assessed as a training site for
East Central & Southern Africa College of
Obstetrics and Gynecology

As at 3rd November 2021

Council Achievements: Regional Institutional Capacity
Building

a) Mutual Rec ognition Agreements and

Reciprocal Registration

b) Harmonization and development of BDS and

Core-Curricula for the EAC Partner States
Training Sc hools

c) Joint Inspection of Medical and dental schools

d) EAC Common Markets Protoc ol on free

movement of goods and services

e) Guidelines for Internship training

f) Establishment of Professional Colleges

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 Outline

. The Doctor Kenyans want

Your
Challenge

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 Kenyans need the best doctors to serve our population

Population of Kenya 52M (World Bank, 2020)

WHO recommended Ratios Estimated Ratios in Kenya

1 Medical doctor per

3,797
(REGISTERED Practitioners = 13,694)

1 doctor per 600

population by 2020 1 dental doctor per
36,516
(REGISTERED Practitioners = 1,424)

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 WHO Ideal Profile of a doctor

WHO Five Star Doctor Ideal doctors profile

Care Provider

Manager Decision maker

Five Star
Doctor
 Scientist
 Practitioner
Community Communicator  Professional
Leader
 Leader & Manager
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 The Engines that drive a good Doctor

Engine 1
Medical Knowledge

Medical Knowledge
and Professional
qualification
Continuous Professional
Development (CPD)
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 The Engines that drive a good Doctor

Engine 2 Professionalism
Appearance
Patient Centeredness
Reliability – maintaining trust
Ethics –moral principles
Competence to do things well
Composure
Phone Etiquette
Organizational & Communication Skills
Accountability
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The Engines that drive a good Doctor

Engine 3
Leadership

It is important to use
the art of leadership
and strategic thinking
to help one flourish

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 The Engines that drive a good Doctor

Engine 4

Balance

The ability for the Doc tor

to plan his/her life so
he/she can take time
off to rest.

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 What are the challenges to achieving the best from our
Doctors?

• Medical and dental training

• Inadequate equipment and medical personnel
• Dual –practice (government and private practice)
• Migration of doctors for various reasons
• Inadequate distribution of doctors in counties
• Insufficient specialists
• Task-shifting
• Changing mindset from curative services to disease
prevention and health promotion

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 What is your challenge?

A doctor who negates

from the qualities of a
doctor we want is not
needed in the society

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Graduate with Honor!

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Thank You

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