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Hospitals turn away patients with SHA cover

RUPHA Chairman Brian Lishenga addresses a media briefing on Social Health Authority on February 23, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

Patients seeking health services at facilities under the Rural-Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) were turned away Thursday due to the suspension of services by over 600 facilities, citing unpaid claims.

A spot check in the Western region revealed that most private and faith-based hospitals were not offering services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) cover.

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