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Government suspends SHA overseas referrals to curb corruption
CS Duale noted that cartels have exploited the system by sending patients abroad for procedures available in Kenya purely for financial gain.
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Hospitals loot SHA through fake claims and ghost services - PS Oluga
The revelations follow a recent exposé showing small facilities with limited capacity raking in millions, even though they lacked the ability to provide the services they were being paid for. In response, the M...
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Kenya launches first national mental health survey
Kenya has already taken initial steps in data collection. The 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) became the first in Africa to include a mental health module, assessing socio-economic and health fa...
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Mbagathi Hospital directed to treat prisoners despite unpaid bills
In the ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye cautioned that denying treatment to inmates would amount to a violation of their rights
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Thousands blocked from SHA over ID and SIM card mismatches
Medical Services Principal Secretary Ouma Oluga said the problem is hitting young people and low-income earners hardest, as many of them use SIM cards registered under the names of their parents or relatives.
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Private hospitals give SHA 14 days to clear Sh76 billion debt
According to the association, hospitals are owed Sh33 billion in unsettled NHIF claims and a further Sh43 billion under SHA. Out of the NHIF debt, Sh15.2 billion is tied to 83 large hospitals, with the rest...
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Ministry of Health settles postgraduate fees for 633 doctors
KMPDU Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atellah explained that in 2018, the ministry had cleared arrears for 420 government-sponsored registrars following talks with the union.
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Governors, Health Ministry agree on UHC staff verification before transfers
The decision was reached during a high-level consultative meeting on Tuesday that brought together the Ministry of Health, the Council of Governors (CoG), the Social Health Authority (SHA), and the Public Servi...
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Governors fault health ministry over UHC and procurement rollout
The CoG chair further said gratuity payments amounting to Sh9.4 billion for contract staff must be cleared first.
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Kenya backs IGAD programme to boost regional pandemic response
According to PS Muthoni, the programme will focus on improving healthcare infrastructure, strengthening disease surveillance, engaging communities, and ensuring the supply of vaccines and essential medical reso...
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MPs question NHIF cover for foreign kidney transplant patients
During the hearing, hospital officials acknowledged performing kidney transplants on several foreigners, mostly Somalis.
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KMPDC shuts 158 health facilities, downgrades 25 for non-compliance
KMPDC CEO David Kariuki said most affected facilities were either unregistered or unlicensed, employed practitioners without proper registration, or operated below minimum medical standards.