Slow NHIF nod hits Equity’s Afia clinics

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A client being attended to at the newly opened Equity Afia Kitengela clinic. PHOTO | COURTESY

The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is yet to accredit the majority of Equity Afia clinics, highlighting the mismatch between expansion drive of health facilities and approval timelines.

Equity Afia, the medical franchise of Equity Group Foundation (EGF), says only five of its 41 medical centres have received NHIF accreditation, making the rest inaccessible to patients seeking to pay bills using the national cover.

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