Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Aden Duale has sounded a stern warning to private hospitals and chemists operating illegally or fraudulently under the newly established Social Health Authority (SHA).
He cautioned that such facilities face immediate closure and subsequent legal action.
Speaking in Voi during the official launch of the SHA and Digital Health Transformation in Taita Taveta County, Duale revealed that the Ministry had already shut down 1,200 private hospitals across the country.
He said that these facilities were opened not to serve public health needs but to loot from SHA through fraudulent claims and illegal operations. "Some treat patients as outpatients but file claims as if they were inpatients to get higher payouts," Duale disclosed, adding that "If any facility is found doing this, we will deregister it.
