The Government is sealing all loopholes to ensure that public monies under the Social Hospital Insurance Fund (SHIF) programme are utilized prudently to provide quality healthcare to Kenyans.
Nakuru County Commissioner (CC) Lyford Kibaara said SHIF will adopt advanced technology to curb wastage and corruption, adding that the government was keen on ensuring that no Kenyan was left behind as the implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) gets underway.
Under the programme, Kibaara explained that low-income earners will contribute as low as Sh300 a month, adding that the new strategy will ensure that no Kenyan is driven into poverty because of high medical bills. "The new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) will significantly lower the cost of health care for poor households in the country," he said.
The CC made the remarks when he inaugurated the Nakuru County Steering Committee's first strategy meeting for the rollout of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) held at the Nakuru Level 5 Teaching and Referral Hospital.
