SHA funding gaps push patients to big, private hospitals: think-tank

Institute of Economic Affairs Program Coordinator John Mutua speaking during a past event at the Sarova Panafric Hotel on April 21, 2022.

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A funding gap for healthcare services offered by low-level health facilities is forcing Kenyans to pay out-of-pocket or seek services at big hospitals, a new study has shown.

The study by Nairobi-based think-tank, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), shows that shortfalls in State funding of level two and three hospitals have left patients seeking treatment at high-level facilities and private hospitals.

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