Health Cabinet Secretary Deborah Barasa on Monday proposed an increase in daily funding for the intensive care unit (ICU) and cancer-related treatment by the government in a bid to help Kenyans offset the high medical bills they face when seeking healthcare services.
Speaking during a high-level consultative forum on the status of implementation of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), hosted by Deputy President Kithure Kindiki at his official residence in Nairobi, Barasa revealed that the government had revised the benefits provided to Kenyans.
According to the CS, these benefits were part of the changes the government is implementing within the Social Health Authority (SHA) and the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) packages to enable Kenyans to access affordable healthcare services. "We have revised the benefits and tariffs package.
There is additional funding through the supplementary budget to facilitate an increase in ICU funding," Barasa announced.
