Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has pledged to oversee the full implementation of the Social Health Authority (SHA) programme, further promising to undertake key reforms.
Speaking on Tuesday, April 1, the CS announced that the government would ensure that the authority pays all claims by the 14th of each month.
This move is aimed at dealing with issues of pending bills and also ensuring that hospitals have funding to run their operations.
Duale also announced that the improved SHA coverage would take effect from today.
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"Effective today, April 1, 2025, the ICU and HDU bed rebate has been enhanced to Ksh28,000 per day, while the oncology package for cancer patients has been enhanced to Ksh550,000 per person," he stated.
On the other hand, the CS pledged to address the system hitches experienced in SHA. The CS explained that the issues would be resolved to ensure that there is seamless service delivery.
He also noted that there would be a 24-hour call center dedicated to handling all inqueries and issues related to SHA.
Meanwhile, regarding the health facilities, he promised that his Ministry would ensure that all public health facilities are digitised by October 1, 2025.
"In the digital space, a national health information system has been deployed, with hospital management systems rolling out across counties to enhance service delivery," the CS added.
"Additionally, the National Equipment Service Program (NESP) has restructured medical equipment access, allowing counties to pay based on service use rather than upfront costs."
