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The move by the government to implement Universal Health Coverage initiative is noble and long overdue. Yet, unless a sober approach is adopted to finance its risk, the attempt will prove futile.
To realise the full benefits of UHC, which includes enabling every Kenyan an ability to obtain essential health services (thereby alleviating poverty and increasing mortality rates), the government should review how the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) operates.
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