Private Hospitals Cut Off Civil Servants

Starting Monday, February 24, teachers and police officers using the government insurance will not receive medical services in certain hospitals.
The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) announced on Thursday, February 20, that it will stop treating civil servants until outstanding bills from the past year are settled.

Additionally, RUPHA has warned that it may soon withdraw services for patients using the Social Health Authority (SHA) if payments are not made.

Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki, who also chairs the Council of Governors' Health Committee, emphasized that universal healthcare is a right and assured residents they will not have to pay at county facilities as long as they are registered under SHA.

Currently, 123,486 residents of Tharaka Nithi out of a total population of 463,000 are registered for SHA, representing 27 percent of the county’s population.