Patients turned away as KNH quietly hikes charges for key procedures
Fee review more than doubles cost of some procedures and nearly tripled others...
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Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has quietly increased charges for key medical procedures implemented in April, leaving many patients unable to afford necessary treatments and exposing gaps in the Social Health Authority (SHA) coverage.
- Costs for procedures like colonoscopy have more than doubled, rising from approximately Sh9,800 to Sh25,000 (excluding biopsy).
- Affected patients include those seeking specialised treatment at KNH, Kenya's largest public referral hospital.
- Many patients expressed frustration that SHA has not fully shielded them from these increased costs, despite government assurances.
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