NHIF signs heart treatment deal with private hospitals

Doctors attend to a child who has a heart condition at Mater Hospital in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | ANTHONY OMUYA | NMG

Kenyans with heart ailments can now get specialised treatment in 11 major hospitals with help from the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF).

The treatments, including basic heart procedures like unblocking clogged blood vessels for proper blood flow (angioplasty), surgery for pacemakers and valves as well as diagnostic tests (angiogram), are now accessible for NHIF members, most of who have been unable to afford the high fees that private hospitals charge.

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