MPs Warn SHA Could Collapse Over Rising Costs
Over 29 million Kenyans have registered on the scheme, with over 1.8 million patients said to have accessed comprehensive inpatient services under SHA...
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Kenya's Social Health Authority (SHA) faces a critical sustainability crisis, with revenue streams failing to cover mounting operational costs, according to warnings from Members of Parliament.
- The SHA is reportedly collecting approximately Ksh7.4 billion monthly but spending Ksh7.2 billion, leaving it with a precarious financial margin.
- Dr. James Nyikal, the chair of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Health, highlighted the scheme's potential collapse.
- Concerns follow a recent report by the Auditor General on potential losses of Ksh50 billion during the SHA's initial rollout.
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