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Kenya's SHA-Funded Overseas Treatment Programme: How Diaspora Patients and Families Can Access It

From 14 April 2026, Kenya's Social Health Authority (SHA) began funding specialised medical treatment abroad for patients whose conditions cannot be managed locally. The programme is capped at Ksh 500,000 per patient per year. This guide explains the rules, the application path, and what diaspora families should do.