Blow to students as NHIF ends secondary school medical cover

In a letter seen by The Standard dispatched to healthcare facilities last month, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) cautions hospitals it will not compensate them for services provided under the secondary school medical programme beyond the expiry period of the contract on December 31.

"This is to inform you that Edu-Afya Medical Cover for students in public secondary schools which has been in existence since May 2018 will lapse on 31 December 2023," the letter reads in parts.