NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 25 — President William Ruto has announced that the Government will this month begin paying medical insurance for all the 107,000 Community Health Promoters (CHPs) under the Social Health Authority (SHA).

📻 Breaking It Down

The President said this is a recognition of the indispensable role the CHPs are playing in the country’s plan to achieve Universal Health Coverage.

Under the plan, the National Government will provide Sh390 million, with the President saying counties will contribute a similar amount.

Consequently, Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja released more than KSh30 million for the initiative.

📌 What You Need to Know

President Ruto said CHPs are at the heart of Kenya’s primary healthcare system and assured them of continued Government investment in their welfare, including sustainable remuneration, training, digital support and provision of medical equipment.

“Those who dedicate themselves to the health of the nation must also enjoy the dignity of health cover for themselves and their families,” the President pointed out.

Speaking at State House Nairobi on Saturday, during a meeting with about 8,000 Community Health Promoters from Nairobi County, he described the frontline health workers as the backbone of Kenya’s healthcare system and central to the country’s preventive health strategy.

Present were Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni, Governor Sakaja, several MPs and other leaders from Nairobi County.

President Ruto said Kenya has built one of Africa’s strongest community health systems by placing communities at the centre of healthcare delivery through close collaboration between National and County governments.

The Government, he noted, has shifted the healthcare model from curative to preventive, with CHPs playing a critical role through household visits, health education and early intervention.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya