Kenyans using the Social Health Authority (SHA) services to seek treatment in private hospitals will now be able to resume doing so after the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) called off its boycott of SHA services.
This follows President William Ruto's directive on Wednesday, instructing SHA to begin settling the arrears owed to health facilities by the defunct National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF).
In a press statement issued on Thursday by the chairperson of RUPHA Brian Lishenga, the association announced that it was suspending its earlier calls for boycotts issued on February 20 immediately. ''The Executive Committee of the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) acknowledges the progress made following our collective action, which has resulted in H.E.
President William Samoei Ruto's directive to begin settling NHIF arrears and establish a verification process for larger claims,'' read by part of a statement by Lishenga.
