The Ministry of Health has announced a 30-day temporary pause on the Social Health Authority (SHA) overseas treatment package to implement new policy changes. The updated regulations will restrict coverage to treatments truly unavailable in Kenya and require overseas hospitals to meet stringent contractual and accreditation criteria.

• For the next 30 days, patients seeking SHA assistance for overseas treatment will face delays as the system is upgraded.
• Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirmed the annual cap for overseas SHA payments will remain at Ksh500,000.
• Overseas hospitals must be formally contracted by SHA, hold accreditation in their home country, and be recognized in Kenya, including having a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a local facility.