Kanga’ta Care launched on the New Year Day

The Mountain Journal

A hundred thousand people   are listed  to benefit from the Murang’a County Government  facilitated enhanced medical cover.

On New Year Day, Governor Irungu Kang’ata launched the Kang’ata Care programme that has enrolled 20, 000 vulnerable families in the county  designed to enjoy enhanced medical cover after receiving NHIF cards.

On January 1, the county administration commenced the exercise of issuing the NHIF cards to the beneficiaries in Murang’a township ward.

During the exercise 350 families from Murang’a ward got their cards which will enable them access full treatment in any public health facility.

The programme will assist the poor from the county to access medical care in public and private health facilities.

The enhanced NHIF medical cover, the governor said, allows the beneficiaries to fully access medical care including optical and dental services.

“The 20, 000 households were selected by a vetting committee with many of the families  with five members.

The medical scheme came into effect from January 1 and we urge those who have been issued with the cards to consider visiting public hospitals since there will be no cost limit unlike in private facilities,’