July 2018 Business Daily; The average cost of delivering a baby in Kenya’s top hospitals has risen to a new high of Sh205,500, a 13 per cent increase from Sh181,111 two years ago, according to the latest market data. Hospitals said the steep surge in costs is linked to recent introduction …
Read More »KENYA:NHIF pays hospitals Sh1.2bn for Caesarean-section births
January 2018 DailyNation;The National Hospital Insurance Fund’s (NHIF) payouts for Caesarean-section births hit Sh1.2 billion last year amid concerns that hospitals could be pushing women to surgery for financial gain. Official records show that C-section (CS) — a surgical operation to help deliver a baby — accounted for 58.2 per cent …
Read More »KENYA: Smartphone Helps Lift Maternity Fees’ Worries
January 2016 DWNews; There are only a few public hospitals within the informal settlement of Embakasi in Nairobi County so many pregnant women face private health care bills. A mobile phone and a pre-payments plan can help. During a pregnancy, women have to pay between 10,000 and 15,000 Kenyan shillings …
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