Mandera County Government has increased healthcare financing, with an average annual budgetary allocation of KSh2.4 billion, which translates to 600 per cent increase before devolution to address its policy objectives and reduce inequalities. To improve infrastructure (physical, equipment, transport and ICT) coverage, the County Government has increased the number of referral hospitals from one to four to improve access to specialized services within six years of devolution, while three more hospitals have been upgraded from Level III to Level IV. The number of primary healthcare facilities has also been increased from 18 to 69. To improve access to primary healthcare, 61 new dispensaries and 25 new housing units for health workers were built between 2014 to 2018
