The County Government of Nairobi, through Governor Johnson Sakaja on Wednesday, January 1, waived medical bills worth over Ksh2.5 million owed to the medical facilities using the Social Health Authority (SHA) program.
The humanitarian gesture by the county will see the discharge of over 81 mothers stranded in four major hospitals due to financial constraints.
Governor Sakaja reaffirmed his administration's commitment to improving healthcare access, hailing SHA as a good initiative to help patients in need without financial capabilities to meet their health needs. "Our hospitals are now better managed, with CEOs heading the Level 5 facilities, which has attracted more patients.
We cannot turn away mothers in need simply because they cannot pay," he remarked.
