Sick nation: Crisis as private and mission hospitals halt SHA services

Rural and Urban Association Chairman Brian Lishenga duringa a media briefing on February 23,2025.He said the members Hospitals,will suspend their services to the public under SHA program until the Government pays all pending bills owed to their members.[Benard Orwongo,Standard]

The country is on the brink of a health crisis if private and mission hospitals make good on their threat to suspend services today over Sh30 billion pending bills.

Private and mission hospitals across the country have vowed to deny patients services, except for emergency cases requiring life-saving intervention.