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Bishop Muheria asks government to settle NHIF, SHA debts

Nyeri Catholic Archbishop Anthony Muheria during the launch of the newly refurbished outpatient department and maternity theater at Consolata Mathari Hospital, where he urged the government to disburse funds owed to faith-based hospitals under the defunct NHIF and SHA. Muheria highlighted that delayed reimbursements, totalling Sh250 million for Consolata Mathari Hospital alone and sh2.5 billion nationwide to catholic faith based hospitals, have severely impacted healthcare service delivery.[ Amos Kiarie]

Nyeri Catholic Archbishop Anthony Muheria during the launch of the newly refurbished outpatient department and maternity theater at Consolata Mathari Hospital, where he urged the government to disburse funds owed to faith-based hospitals under the defunct NHIF and SHA. Muheria highlighted that delayed reimbursements, totalling Sh250 million for Consolata Mathari Hospital alone and sh2.5 billion nationwide to catholic faith based hospitals, have severely impacted healthcare service delivery.[ Amos Kiarie] Nyeri Catholic Archbishop Anthony Muheria has made an urgent appeal to the government to disburse funds owed to hospitals under the now-defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and its successor, the Social Health Authority (SHA). Speaking at Consolata Mathari Hospital during the opening of a newly refurbished outpatient department and maternity theater, Archbishop Muheria expressed concern over delayed reimbursements, which he