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How NHIF's Delayed Fund Disbursement Impacts Dialysis Units

10 January 2024
News

In a statement signed by Kenya Renal Association Chairman Jonathan Wala, the federation decried NHIF’s reluctance to disburse the funds, noting that daily operational expenses incurred by dialysis units rely heavily on funds owed by the insurance fund.

Mr Wala added that NHIF’s unwillingness to release the funds is significantly harming the dialysis centres and jeopardising their ability to provide uninterrupted healthcare to patients requiring dialysis. The Kenya Renal Association (KRA) has raised concerns over the ongoing crisis occasioned by NHIF in failing to disburse funds owed to dialysis centres. In a statement signed by Kenya Renal Association Chairman Jonathan Wala, the federation decried NHIF’s reluctance to disburse the funds, noting that daily operational expenses incurred by dialysis units rely heavily on funds owed by the insurance fund.

Read more: https://nation.africa/kenya/health/more-pain-for-kidney-patients-as-nhif-funding-stalemate-persists-4486212

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