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Chairman of the rural private hospitals association of Kenya (RUPHA) Dr Brian Lishenga (left) flanked by a member Anne Waita address the press at a Nairobi hotel on Wednesday,December 20,2023.[FILE,Standard]
Kenyans will only have to choose between public hospitals or part with cash while seeking healthcare services beginning Monday, private medical facilities have declared.
The Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association (RUPHA) chairperson, Dr. Brian Lishenga, said the facilities will shut their doors for Social Health Authority (SHA) after their 14- day ultimatum demanding payment of debts owed to them, elapses by Friday midnight, without government's response.
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