The Social Health Authority (SHA) will reject reimbursement claims for medicines from county-run hospitals that fail to dispense prescribed drugs, according to Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale. This measure addresses a persistent issue where patients undergo consultations and tests but leave without receiving medication.

• Data from the Digital Health Agency revealed disparities, such as at Kakamega County Referral Hospital where only 9,000 out of 52,000 patients received medicines.
• Health CS Aden Duale cited a similar trend in Bomet County, with only 4,600 out of 34,000 patients receiving drugs, fueling concerns about medicine theft or collusion with private pharmacies.
• The SHA has activated system-based checks; facilities billing for undispensed medicines will not be reimbursed for that pharmaceutical component, starting this week for patients under primary healthcare and the Social Health Insurance Fund.