The Social Health Authority (SHA) will cease reimbursements for prescribed drugs if patients do not receive them at public hospitals. This new policy aims to address inconsistencies and potential fraud within the public health system.

• SHA will no longer pay for the drug component of treatment if medication is not issued at the facility.
• Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale announced the directive following findings from the Digital Health Superhighway initiative.
• Instances in Kakamega, Nairobi, and Bomet counties show patients receiving other treatments but not their prescribed medicines, potentially forcing them to buy from private pharmacies.