All teachers in the country are eligible for coverage under the Social Health Authority (SHA), just like other Kenyan workers, contributing 2.75 per cent of their salaries or income, the government has confirmed.
SHA clarified that teachers are entitled to the social health benefits package under three key funds: the Primary Healthcare Fund, the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), and the Emergency, Critical and Chronic Illness Fund. "All teachers and their dependants are eligible for SHA benefits under these three funds," the Authority stated in a recent announcement.
Teachers do not receive any special treatment compared to other civil servants or informal sector workers, except for their choice of service providers.
Teachers, through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), have contracted a consortium of insurers via insurance broker Minet to provide superior coverage.
