Nearly all private hospitals (93.8 percent) are struggling to cover their operational costs such as rent, electricity, and housekeeping due to delayed payments by the Social Health Authority (SHA), that runs the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), the latest survey has shown.
A report by the Rural and Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (Rupha) on payments made by SHA to healthcare providers between October 28 and 31, also shows that 89.6 percent of facilities struggled with payroll and supplier payments while 75 percent faced shortages in essential supplies, impacting patient care.
