Angela Oketch

The government has committed to settling the Sh30 billion owed to hospitals by the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) as part of the ongoing transition to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF).

How SHA plans to stop hospital fraud What you need to know: In the past, NHIF staff were in charge of licensing hospitals and manually lodging the claims in the system.

This is Rwanda's first outbreak of Marburg, a rare but severe haemorrhagic fever, similar to Ebola, which can cause serious illness and death.

About 4,000 women in Bungoma, Kakamega, West Pokot and Kiambu counties reported a form of violence from their partners

Under the now-defunct NHIF, the maximum contribution was capped at Sh1,700. With SHA, individuals are required to contribute 2.75 per cent of their household income.

Many Kenyans remain skeptical about improvements to the newly rolled out healthcare system.

Cancer lobby group says patients are facing big challenges as treating the disease is costly.

A number of African nations are implementing innovative solutions to reduce malnutrition in children under five years, and they are recording impressive results

Hospitals and clinics are cautious about engaging with SHIF in some areas due to concerns over reimbursement rates or delays.

Caption for the landscape image: Pleas for more time to fine-tune systems, postponement of the roll-out date twice, last-minute leadership