NHIF to pay medical bills for alcohol addicts in new law

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The National Hospital Insurance Fund building in Nairobi. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG
 

The national health insurer will pay medical bills for alcohol and drug abuse addicts if MPs approve changes to the law aimed at curbing consumption among the youth.

The Health (Amendment) Bill seeks to incorporate alcohol and drug addiction to be recognised as a disease.

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