The outgoing Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Health Deborah Barasa, has formally handed over the docket to her successor, former CS Environment and Climate Change Aden Duale.
Duale takes over the Ministry amid challenges being experienced in the health sector including the disputed Social Health Insurance Fund model and delayed payments of doctors in government hospitals.
Making her departure remarks CS Barasa stated that over the past eight months, the Ministry has navigated unprecedented challenges and celebrated transformative milestones at the same time enduring the pangs of crucial teething challenges, particularly in onboarding the new and all-inclusive Social Health Authority (SHA).
Barasa reported an overall 163 percent increase in social health insurance membership with the current registration standing at 21 million up from eight million that had registered with the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), saying that the total collection of the Social Health Authority stands currently upwards of Sh31.6 billion.
