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The Kenyatta University Teaching and Referral and Research Hospital
(KUTRRH) has begun implementing the newly launched Social Health Authority
(SHA).
SHA is an initiative by the Ministry of Health aimed at reducing
healthcare costs and promoting universal health coverage across the country.
KUTRRH CEO Ahmed Dagane said the Hospital has set up a desk to assist
patients in registering for the insurance.
“In a recent walk-through by the Hospital's Management, the team
reviewed the implementation of SHA across all service areas, assisting patients
in registering and ensuring a smooth transition to the new system,” he said.
According to him, the Hospital has already recorded significant
benefits under SHA, particularly in critical departments such as Endoscopy,
Renal and Chemotherapy.
He said that on Tuesday, at least 61 chemotherapy patients, 39 dialysis
patients and 10 patients in the Endoscopy unit, among others, were carefully covered by SHIF.
Dagane said their bills were also covered through the newly rolled-out
scheme.
KUTRRH has established Help Desks at all Customer Care Units across the
hospital to guide patients on the SHA registration process.
“These efforts are aimed at ensuring a seamless experience for all our
clients as we strive to improve access to affordable healthcare,” he said.
“The Hospital remains committed to addressing any challenges that arise
during the rollout on a case-by-case basis. We are focused on the successful
implementation of SHA, as it represents a significant milestone in providing
quality patient-centered care.”
He further encouraged all Kenyans to register for SHA in large numbers
to take advantage of this opportunity, to reduce healthcare costs and ensure
access to critical medical services.
“KUTRRH assures the public that no patient will be denied
healthcare services at our facility, as we continue to provide cutting-edge,
quality healthcare,” he added.
Ministry of Health on October 1 rolled out SHA.
The scheme has since passed 12.5 million registrations,
being a milestone despite initial scepticism following SHA's launch.
On Tuesday, nearly 400,000 new registrations were recorded,
summing up to 12,540,117 subscribers.
During the rollout, PS for Health Mary Muthoni assured
Kenyans that the contributions already made to NHIF would be safely transferred
to SHA.
“No money is going to be lost, that money will be rolled to
SHA,” she said.
Kenyans were on Tuesday forcefully migrated to SHA from the
defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF).
Several people have since received messages notifying them
of the changes.
"Your NHIF account has been migrated successfully
to Social Health Authority. To update your profile dial *147#, visit sha.go.ke
or any authorized SHA agent," the messages read.
