Government wins as Court of Appeal allows rollout of health fund scheme

Principal Secretary for Medical Services Harry Kimtai highlights the benefits of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) which is poised to replace NHIF on June 18, 2024. [Robert Tomno, Standard]

The Court of Appeal has granted the government a major reprieve by suspending a judgment that effectively halted a universal healthcare programme before it even began.

The ruling by Justices Francis Tuiyott, Abida Ali Aroni and Lydia Achode means that the government can proceed with the rollout of the Social Health Insurance Fund (Shif) and its universal care programme next month.