The deal will see more than 3,032 county employees receive comprehensive medical cover starting October 1, 2025.
David AbonyoOluga emphasised that the change must be felt immediately, urging the hospital’s management to embrace its expanded mandate.
Ian NjanePrincipal Secretary in the State Department of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Susan Mang’eni, said the total defaulted amount has slightly reduced to Sh5 billion, down from Sh6 billion.
Maureen KinyanjuiThe Global Fund’s 2025 results report shows that malaria-related fatalities in the country increased from 10,000 in 2010 to 11,000 in 2023, placing Kenya among the few African nations experiencing worsening malaria mortality.
Maureen KinyanjuiBoard Chairperson Abdi Mohamed said the appointees bring vast experience and technical skills that will be vital in guiding the Authority toward its mandate of providing financial risk protection and expanding healthcare access nationwide.
Maureen KinyanjuiThe push for updated remuneration follows the government’s move to clear doctors’ salary arrears going back to 2017 under the Collective Bargaining Agreement signed eight years ago.
Ann NyamburaCS Duale noted that cartels have exploited the system by sending patients abroad for procedures available in Kenya purely for financial gain.
Maureen KinyanjuiThe 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 Ministry of Health has shut down 728 health facilities and downgraded 301 others.
Maureen KinyanjuiKenya 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 factors linked to depression.
Maureen KinyanjuiIn the ruling, Justice Bahati Mwamuye cautioned that denying treatment to inmates would amount to a violation of their rights
Maureen KinyanjuiMedical 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.
Ann NyamburaAccording 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 distributed across 2,600 smaller facilities.
Ann NyamburaKMPDU Secretary General Davji Bhimji Atellah explained that in 2018, the ministry had cleared arrears for 420 government-sponsored registrars following talks with the union.
Maureen KinyanjuiThe 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 Service Commission (PSC).
Maureen KinyanjuiThe CoG chair further said gratuity payments amounting to Sh9.4 billion for contract staff must be cleared first.
Maureen KinyanjuiAccording 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 resources.
Maureen KinyanjuiDuring the hearing, hospital officials acknowledged performing kidney transplants on several foreigners, mostly Somalis.
Maureen KinyanjuiKMPDC CEO David Kariuki said most affected facilities were either unregistered or unlicensed, employed practitioners without proper registration, or operated below minimum medical standards.
Maureen KinyanjuiIn a statement on Thursday, the Ministry dismissed reports by a section of the media, terming them inaccurate and misleading.
RGK.co.keThe challenge is most severe in rural areas, where the rate has fallen from 26 percent to 18 percent in nine years.
Maureen KinyanjuiSenegal, representing the Global Leaders Network (GLN), called for stronger accountability mechanisms within the African Union.
Maureen KinyanjuiThe World Health Organisation estimates that NCDs account for 74 percent of global deaths and 84 percent of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries. In Africa, cases have been steadily increasing since 2017.
Maureen KinyanjuiGitura acknowledged that his role had been clouded by political controversy from the start, following his gazettement on December 20, 2024.
Maureen KinyanjuiAmong the medicines being developed is a plant-based therapy for hypertension that contains high levels of calcium salts, as well as immune-boosting herbal supplements.
Maureen KinyanjuiA sanitation inspection, usually conducted by the county government, ensures the facility meets waste management and public health standards.
Maureen KinyanjuiHealth Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, during a media briefing on Monday, said that the claims circulating on social media mostly referred to facilities that had already been closed in May
RGK.co.keThis recognition of M-TIBA follows its recent ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its Information Security Management System, issued by an independent international body.
RGK.co.keDuale explained the government’s commitment to strengthening human resources in the health sector, a key step towards delivering quality health services to all Kenyans under the UHC initiative.
Brenda SockyHospitals with the highest unpaid revenue include Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital at Sh4.2 billion, Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital at Sh1.7 billion, and Kenyatta National Hospital at Sh5.7 million.
Maureen KinyanjuiThe funds are meant to settle hospital expenses for inpatient care, drugs, mental wellness, substance abuse treatment, critical care, and surgeries.
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