New Usalama Cover guarantees emergency evacuation for police, prisons officers
NAIROBI, Kenya, April 2 - Kenya’s security sector has received a major boost with the launch of the Usalama Cover, a comprehensive medical scheme that Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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Kenya's National Police Service and Kenya Prisons Service officers and their families now have guaranteed emergency medical evacuation with the launch of the new Usalama Cover.
- Over 100,000 officers and their dependents are being onboarded under the Public Officers Medical Scheme Fund (POMSF).
- The scheme, rolled out by the Social Health Authority (SHA), was unveiled by Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.
- The Usalama Cover includes air and road evacuation, outpatient services, and diagnostic tests, with strict prohibitions against co-payments and out-of-pocket demands from contracted hospitals.
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