The Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) has warned that Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council's (KMPDC) financial incapacity will cripple the Ministry of Health's efforts to digitise and streamline the country's healthcare system.
In a statement on Sunday, August 24, the Association warned that as of now, KMPDC does not have the manpower or the internal structures to regulate health facilities across the country, which has led to increased fraud in the Social Health Authority (SHA).
KMPDC is mandated with the responsibility to regulate the training and practice of medicine and dentistry in the country through licensing and registering medical and dental practitioners, accrediting training and health institutions, setting professional and ethical standards, and inspecting healthcare facilities in the country.
However, according to RUPHA, the recurrent budget cuts the council has suffered over the years have prompted it to rely more on counties rather than its own capacity, as per the constitution.
