The Ministry of Health has announced a new partnership with private insurance companies to complement services under the Social Health Authority (SHA) and expand healthcare access for Kenyans. In a Monday statement, the ministry confirmed that, starting yesterday, private insurers will enhance the government scheme by offering additional plans such as overseas medical care, elective procedures, and premium add-ons. The insurers will also co-finance treatment of chronic illnesses through SHA’s Emergency, Chronic, and Critical Illness Fund (ECCIF). Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale reached the agreement after he met with Chief Executive Officers of medical insurance companies at Afya House, Nairobi, on The post Ministry of Health Links Private Insurance to SHA in Healthcare Reform appeared first on Nairobi Wire.