NHIF to also cater for mental healthcare, President declares

NHIF Building, Nairobi. May 3, 2022. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Mentally challenged patients will soon access treatment using the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.

Mr Kenyatta, who spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony of a mental wellness hospital in Kajiado County yesterday, said this was part of a raft of measures by the government to address the mental health monster.