Patients seeking medical services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) could be experiencing challenges because of a crucial omission during their registration process, the government has revealed.
Director-General for Health, Dr Patrick Amoth in a press conference on Wednesday, February 5, while giving an update on the implementation of the healthcare system disclosed that the government was close to hitting the 19 million registration mark.
However, the Director General noted that despite the high number of Kenyans registering for SHA, not all can access services at designated facilities because they are yet to complete a means testing. According to the Health Ministry website, means testing is the process of assessing the financial capability of households, particularly those which do not have regular income.
This process entails assessing the household's socio-economic factors such as the household's ability to access services, its composition and housing conditions.
