Primary healthcare is free…charge a patient & face the law– CS Duale
Even SHA CEO Dr Mercy Mwangangi was charged Ksh20 for a book…
Kenya’s free healthcare is working… but not for everyone, everywhere
The Social Health Authority (SHA) is a system in partial motion. Here…
The reality of Primary Healthcare in rural Kenya
So far, 228 Primary Health Care networks are operational across all 47…
How drug shortages, system failures are reversing primary healthcare gains
Despite Kenya registering 29.8 million people for free healthcare and disbursing nearly Ksh19 billion…
Access, ethics and scalability take centre stage in push to digitise primary healthcare
Kenya is the first country in Africa to establish a semi-autonomous government…
Kenya’s Ksh12.6 Billion Primary Healthcare Funds: A country analysis
The dispensaries that need the money most are the ones that cannot…
Why Kenya’s primary healthcare is still finding its footing
Funding shortfalls, staff and equipment shortages, drug stock-outs, lack of awareness and…
Care at the doorstep: Why CHPs thrive in villages but fade in cities
Community Health Promoters (CHPs) are in all 47 counties, but unlike in…
How Primary Healthcare in Kenya works & why it matters
A community health promoter knocking on your door. A free consultation at…
Kenya’s Primary Healthcare Funds: Who gets the money
Public facilities are the backbone of the system and receive the majority of funds. …


