IEA report flags Sh116bn SHA funding gap, fraud hindering UHC rollout

It has been touted as the vehicle that will finally deliver Universal Health Coverage to all Kenyans. But months into the transition from the defunct NHIF, the Social Health Authority (SHA), is facing a storm of implementation gaps and funding shortfalls. Today, the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA Kenya) released a scathing assessment of the scheme’s progress, highLIGHTING chronic underfunding as one of the key challenges facing SHA.