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Blow to universal health dreams as Bill proposes hefty fees

Maternity room at Ahero County hospital in Kisumu County.

Kisumu’s free healthcare ambitions under the flagship of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) could be negated by hefty feesproposed in the Finance Bill, 2018.

In the proposed taxes, the county has introduced Sh5,000 maternity charges, going against free maternity care policy of the national government.

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