County to pay health cover for at risk group

Ninety-year-old Teremensia Nyangweso walks out of Kisii Level Five Hospital after a check-up. Kisumu County has introduced a Sh540 million annual health cover targeting the vulnerable in society. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

At least 350,000 residents of Kisumu are set to benefit from Sh540 million annual County Health Insurance targeting the vulnerable in the society.

Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o yesterday launched the project termed ‘Marwa Solidarity Health Insurance Scheme’ in partnership with National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), with beneficiaries set to get health services equivalent to those enrolled for the NHIF super cover.