NHIF gives Sh191m to hospitals

COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli (L) and NHIF CEO Simon Kirgotty address the press after a two day meeting in Great Rift Valley Lodge in Naivasha over the new NHIF Act. The two bodies have agreed to work together to improve health care for all workers in the country. PHOTO: Antony Gitonga

NAKURU: The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) has released Sh191 million to all hospitals countrywide accredited to the medical scheme.

NHIF CEO Simon Kirgotty said the cash would have been more but some hospitals had dragged in signing the third-party agreement for health cover. “Some of the hospitals had some doubts in signing the agreement with us, but we have proven that we can deliver,” he said.