Kenyan counties asked to work with NHIF for hospitals accreditation

Vihiga County governor Wilbur Ottichilo (R) and Geoffrey Mwangi, CEO NHIF

NAIROBI, KENYA: The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is targeting counties to enroll their residents in the national health care insurance scheme, an initiative that is meant to boost access to universal health care.

Geoffrey Mwangi, the Fund’s CEO asked the county governments to work together with the Fund so that more hospitals get NHIF accreditation. He added that through enrolling with NHIF, the facilities in the counties will be improved because of the revolving-fund effect and that the lives of the county residents will be improved through packages such as Linda Mama.