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18 Jul

Ministry Health Seeks KShs. 6 Billion For Health Insurance For Low-Income Households

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The State Department of Medical Services has requested Parliament to allocate Kshs 6 billion to facilitate health insurance for low-income households. Appearing before the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health on Wednesday, Medical Services Principal Secretary Dr. Harry Kimtai stated that the department has historically paid health insurance premiums for 1 million households, covering 4 million individuals who are unable to afford healthcare. However, with the proposed budget cuts in the supplementary budget, at least 4 million Kenyans will be left without coverage, unable to afford healthcare. “The Primary Health Care Fund is fully government-supported but limits access to services…

17 Jul

Ministry of Health requests Kshs. 100M to conduct public participation on suspended UHC laws

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The State Department of Medical Services has requested Parliament to allocate at least Sh100 million for sensitization and public participation on the Social Health Insurance Act (SHIA), which was declared unconstitutional by the court. The High Court nullified the Social Health Insurance Act 2023, the Primary Healthcare Act 2023, and the Digital Health Act 2023, which had replaced the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), due to insufficient public participation. A three-judge bench, comprising Justices Alfred Mabeya, Robert Limo, and Fredrick Mugambi, gave Parliament 120 days to make the necessary amendments. During this period, the acts will remain suspended. Appearing before…

10 Jul

Uganda: Fighting Ebola in the line of duty

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Mr. and Mrs. Kintu* are among the few medical personnel that contracted Ebola virus disease while in the line of duty in 2022. Fortunately, the timely and aggressive medical care that they received while admitted in the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) coupled with mutual support saved their lives. At the end of 2022, a patient visited the couple's clinic with body pain and headache. After several laboratory tests, he was prescribed anti-malaria medication and sent home. He returned the next day looking even worse. On the third day, he got a nosebleed, which prompted the couple to refer him to…

08 Jul

Intern Doctors to #OccupyMoH Offices Over Unpaid Dues and Posting Delays

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Tensions are escalating at Afya House, the Headquarters of the Ministry of Health, as intern doctors plan to #OccupyMoH offices to demand their overdue payments and postings. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has announced that its members will march to the Ministry of Health premises and remain there until all their demands, as outlined in the 2017 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), are met. The doctors are also calling for the sacking of Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, accusing her of failing to address their grievances. The KMPDU insists that the government must honor its pledges, which…