Thursday, November 28, 2024 - Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General, Francis Atwoli, has assured Kenyans that the newly established Social Health Authority (SHA) will operate with transparency and accountability.
Speaking during a TV interview
on Wednesday, November 27, Atwoli underscored that the newly implemented health
fund structure will prevent corruption and looting of funds.
According to Atwoli, it will be
difficult for individuals to manipulate the funds for personal gain.
“With three segments of funds
that have been set under SHA, there will be no financial malpractices, people
will have no access to manoeuvre these funds for their own benefits,” Atwoli
said.
SHA consolidates three funds
namely, the Social Health Insurance Fund, the Primary Health Care Fund, and the
Emergency Chronic and Critical Illness Fund.
He further criticized those
opposing the newly imposed Universal Health Coverage (UHC) programme.
“And the people who are now
fighting SHA, are the people who used to get free money from NHIF. People who
had briefcase clinics and the hospitals,” Atwoli said.
Atwoli called on Kenyans to
register en masse for SHA, terming it as the country’s best healthcare fund to
date.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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