𝐂𝐒 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬

Health Cabinet Secretary Nakhumicha S. Wafula addressed concerns surrounding delayed payments to healthcare facilities today. Speaking at the launch of the Health Census Report, she reaffirmed the ministry’s dedication to ensuring prompt fund disbursement, especially amidst current challenges.

Nakhumicha emphasized that the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has contracts with 8000 hospitals, 80% of which provide comprehensive healthcare services. Notably, NHIF processes an average of 4000 transactions per month, disbursing around 3 billion Kenyan shillings to healthcare facilities.

“I can confirm that payments totaling 2.9 billion have been disbursed between July, August, September, November, up to the 15th of December,” stated Wafula, acknowledging the issues faced during the festive season. Collaborating with Medical Services PS Harry Kimtai, the CS assured healthcare facilities of the ministry’s commitment to disburse a total of 3 billion Kenyan shillings to all facilities by the year-end. Payments are scheduled to commence next week, starting on Monday.