Kenya: Private Hospitals Push for Tribunal as Health Ministry Faces Heat Over Unpaid SHA Claims

As the battle over the payment of claims owed to private hospitals continues to take shape, the Rural & Urban Private Hospitals Association of Kenya (RUPHA) and the Kenya Association of Private Hospitals have raised fresh concerns with the government.

RUPHA Chairperson Brian Lishenga has urged the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Deborah Barasa, to establish the Dispute Resolution Tribunal to help resolve the ongoing impasse between the Social Health Authority and private hospitals in…