Kenya: Duale Launches Digital System to Stop Public Doctors Practising Privately During Work Hours

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has announced a new digital crackdown targeting public doctors who attend to patients in private facilities during official working hours.

Speaking during the signing of an Intergovernmental Partnership Agreement (IPA) between the national government and counties, Duale said the government will deploy an automated system to flag and reject Social Health Authority (SHA) insurance claims made by doctors who are scheduled to be on duty in public hospitals but…