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The Kenyan government has been honoured with the prestigious Resolve Award, which honours nations for expanding access to essential reproductive health services. The Honorable Beth Mugo, former Minister of Public Health and Sanitation, accepted the Award on behalf of the Government of Kenya, at a ceremony celebrating the Resolve Awardees during the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Resolve Award is granted by the Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLC), a group of eighteen sitting and former heads of state, high-level policymakers and other leaders who advocate for increased support for reproductive health.

The Award honours Kenya’s 2012 Population Policy for National Development (PPND), which recognises that family planning and reproductive health are central to development. The PPND reaffirms that reproductive health is a human right, and that all people, regardless of income, must be able to choose the number and timing of their children””and have access to high-quality reproductive health care.

The PPND grew out of a three-year effort to engage citizens and leaders in developing a visionary new population policy, created by and for the Kenyan people.

In addition to Kenya, this year’s winners include The Gambia, awarded for health financing, and Zambia, awarded for service delivery with a special mention to Sierra Leone for demonstrating leadership and political will.

Please see the Press Release for further information and for additional background material check out the 2013 Resolve Award Ceremony and visit www.resolveaward.org

You can also follow discussion on the Twitter handle @GLCRHresolve, #ResolveAward.