The Ministry of Health has informed the public that the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) is still active and in use.
This they said is still applicable even as the government works on the modalities to roll out the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).
Public Health PS Mary Muthoni called for patience among Kenyans as the government works on the new health plan.
"Some Kenyans have for long suffered with NHIF and that is why President William Ruto passed this scheme to help the ordinary Kenyan without a job or with a limited income access better healthcare, the PS said.
Speaking after a church service in Gichugu, Kirinya county on Sunday, Muthoni said the Social Health Insurance scheme will be more beneficial to the public.
"The public will be able to access health facilities without discrimination and the fund will also cater for all Kenyans down to the bottom of the pyramid," she noted.
The government is transitioning from the NHIF to the new Social Health SHIF that came into effect after President William Ruto signed three crucial health Bills recently.
In early March, President Ruto said Kenyans already enrolled in NHIF will register afresh to access benefits under the new universal healthcare programme.
He noted that the Ministry of Health led by Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha will soon roll out a countrywide registration exercise for Kenyans to enrol.
Ruto further added that the new registration will ensure that no Kenyan is left out from accessing benefits to be rolled out under the retooled public healthcare system anchored on the Universal healthcare care pillar.
"We are going to have universal health rolled out. The ministry will announce how you shall register afresh,'' President Ruto said.
"We will make sure that Kenyans who seek health care are registered and able to access medical care."
