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A kenyan teacher stranded in an Indian hospital awaiting SHA to approve payment

  • | Citizen TV
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    The promise of universal health coverage under the new social health authority (SHA) is facing a literal life-and-death test. For thousands of Kenyans referred abroad for specialised treatment, the transition from NHIF to SHA has turned into a bureaucratic nightmare. Tonight, we bring you the story of a Kenyan teacher from Kesetan, Sacho location Baringo Central, who's stranded in an Indian hospital. Caught between a debilitating disease and a state insurer that says its hands are tied.