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The funding aims to enhance healthcare infrastructure, improve medical equipment, and support the government’s push for Universal Health Coverage.
Faith-based hospitals provide over 40 percent of healthcare services in Kenya, especially in rural areas where medical facilities are scarce.
In Nyeri County, Naromoru Level Four Hospital has two surgery theatres equipped with air conditioning, costing Sh9.7 million, yet they remain unused.
The debt includes Sh6.8 billion in arrears owed by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), Sh2.2 billion in unpaid Social Health Authority (SHA) cl...
The lavish spending came only two months after a crippling doctors' strike left patients stranded, with medics still waiting for improved salaries and...
It added that the Cabinet Secretary will gazette the verification committee within a week to oversee the process.
RUPHA said new admissions under SHA or Medical Administrators Kenya Limited will only proceed if the cover provider guarantees upfront payment.
RUPHA, citing the crippling financial strain, announced that its members would no longer offer credit-based services due to the government's failure t...
The archbishop warned that the debts were crippling healthcare services, yet faith-based hospitals have continued treating patients despite the financ...
With hospitals struggling financially, some have been auctioned, employees have lost their jobs, and doctors are now demanding cash payments before tr...
As a cornerstone of Kenya's Vision 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals, UHC is driven by the principles of equity, quality, and financial prote...
Governor Abdulswamad explained that the move aims to address inefficiencies within public healthcare facilities, which he says have led to private pha...
The survey, carried out between December 24 and December 31, 2024, reached 243 healthcare facilities across 63 SHA branches.
Lishenga emphasised the need for clarity both on which hospitals have received payments and the total revenue SHA has collected from Kenyans since its...
The report notes that 39 per cent of hospitals did not receive payments from SHA in November, while those that did faced an average 23 per cent reduct...
Robert Ingasira, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Social Health Authority (SHA) on Friday stated that the government emphasised the need for...
Earlier in the week, a survey by the SHA's Engagement Forum revealed ongoing challenges for hospitals in logging into the system, pre-authorising clai...
Health facilities are obligated to save lives regardless of financial considerations.
There is a concerning trend where children seem to be imitating behaviours from movies, leading to adopting harmful tendencies.
