Nominated Member of Parliament (MP) Sabina Chege has proposed a policy requiring civil servants, state officials and public officers to seek treatment in public health facilities.
The nominated MP tabled a notice of motion in the National Assembly on the proposed order’s implementation in Parliament.
“I would like to give a notice of motion on the implementation of the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and a policy on mandatory use of public healthcare facilities by public officers”, Chege said.
“I am aware that Article 43 (1)(a) of the constitution provides every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, which includes the right to healthcare services, and I am further aware that the government committed to accelerating the attainment of UHC to ensure Kenyans have access and receive essential health services cognizant to the fact that in 2020, the Ministry of Health adopted the Kenya Universal Healthcare Coverage Policy 2020-2030”, she added.
According to the lawmaker, the proposal would not only improve the quality of services in public hospitals but also guarantee sufficient funding for the facilities amid the SHIF rollout crisis.
Her remarks come at a time when private hospitals across the country do not want to continue offering services under SHIF due to unpaid arrears the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) which SHIF replaced.
