Healthcare cost up 3.3pc on rising prices for essential services

 Patients at the waiting bench at Dagoretti Sub County Hospital Mutuini on January 31, 2025. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

The cost of healthcare has risen by more than three percent in a year, driven by rising fees, drugs prices, insurance premiums, and hospital treatment, making it increasingly difficult for families to afford quality services.

Latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that healthcare costs increased by 3.3 percent between January 2024 and January 2025, with a 0.4 percent increase between December 2024 and January 2025.

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