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RUPHA raises alarm over unpaid healthcare bills risking sector collapse

Sacco ReviewAugust 22, 202506 mins

The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has raised alarm over astronomical figure of the outstanding debt owed by the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the private sector amounting to Ksh43 billion. The association now warns that the country’s healthcare system risk grinding to a…

SHA disburses Ksh3.4 billion to health facilities

Sacco ReviewAugust 22, 2025August 22, 202503 mins

The Social Health Authority (SHA) has released Ksh3.4 billion to 2,048 health facilities across the country to settle verified claims under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). In a statement issued on August 21, SHA Chief Executive Officer Dr Mercy Mwangangi said the funds cover a range of services including inpatient care, drugs and substance…

Health CS warns Hospitals over fraudulent activities through SHA

Sacco ReviewJuly 21, 202507 mins

Health Cabinet Secretary, (CS) Aden Duale has warned health facilities which engage in fraudulent activities through the Social Health Authority, (SHA) will be s Kisumuhut down, urging the public to be vigilante in monitoring such errant health facilities. The CS was speaking in on Wednesday when he officially launched the Taifa Care programme and the Digital…

Kisumu Assembly wants the public to contribute to SHA to ease health burden

Sacco ReviewJune 2, 202504 mins

The County Assembly of Kisumu now wants everyone to contribute to the Social Health Authority (SHA) fund in order to enable it fully fund reproductive health services effectively. Seth Okumu, Member of County Assembly for East Seme, and a member of the health committee has said that its budgetary allocations have been hard hit by…

Nairobi County announces plans to upscale enrollment of SACCOs members to SHA

Sacco ReviewDecember 14, 2024December 14, 202403 mins

Nairobi City County Government has announced plans to upscale enrollment of members of Cooperatives and Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOS) in to the Social Health Authority (SHA) program. This strategic move is designed to boost health coverage for the city’s informal sector, which plays a pivotal role in Kenya’s economy. During a capacity building…