CS Duale Announces Fresh Crackdown On Hospitals, Doctors Over SHA
Aden Duale, the Health Cabinet Secretary, has announced a crackdown on unqualified health practitioners.
Furthermore, individuals who use fraudulent methods to obtain cash from the national insurance plan, as well as facilities operating illegally in the country.
Speaking at a meeting with the Council of Governors (COG) Health Committee on Monday, April 14, the CS stated that the ministry will work with other security authorities to combat the incidents.
The CS added that the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) will be extremely attentive and will not register unqualified or ‘nonexistent’ medical facilities and professionals in the nation.
“The KMPDC cannot take pride anymore; they cannot register a facility that does not exist, and they cannot change the level of a facility. It will not be going to be business as usual,” he said.
“Some of these cases are not my responsibility; some of these cases I will refer to the agency that is responsible, such as the criminal justice system,” he said.
𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
— Ministry of Health (@MOH_Kenya) April 14, 2025
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According to Duale, the ministry has already identified and is examining various facilities throughout the country for fraud and irregularities.
“This morning a facility in one of the counties has been flagged out just because the facility said that it has done 10 surgeries,” he said.
“But the doctor who they claim performed the surgeries is in a different county and he said that he has never been in that county and this is just one example today, and I can assure you we will deal with fraud.”
Duale promised to collaborate with county governments to ensure that the country’s health sector is honest, transparent, and accountable in order to protect Kenyans’ health and well-being.
Duale stated that the ministry will lead the way in addressing all issues of medical staff in the country.
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The CS also emphasized the importance of human resources in the implementation of the Social Health Authority (SHA).
“It was agreed that the Digital Health Agency will assess and consider operational health information systems within the counties and expedite the digitalisation of all health facilities across Kenya’s 47 counties,” he said.
Duale also stated that the ministry will begin sensitisation next month to raise public knowledge of the function of SHA in the new health finance paradigm.
“These measures are aligned with the broader goals of the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), which aims to enhance the resilience and responsiveness of Kenya’s health system,” he said.
CS Duale Announces Fresh Crackdown On Hospitals, Doctors Over SHA
