Also known as: DHA
Organization working to link Kenya's health systems for interoperability and implementing the AfyaYangu patient portal as part of digital health transformation.
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Capital News
NAIROBI, Kenya Sept 15 – The Digital Health Agency (DHA) is working to link health information systems across Kenya to enable patient records to be shared between healthcare facilities, reducing the need for patients to carry physical medical files when seeking treatment or refer …
Digital Health Agency Pushes Interoperability Across KenyaCitizen Digital
… The shift is being driven by digital health reforms, including the Digital Health Act, 2023, which established the Digital Health Agency and a framework for integrated health information systems, digital services and health data governance. …
Digital health shift puts AI, hospital technology on Kenya procurement agendaThe Standard
… Facilities experiencing technical or system-related challenges have been directed to seek assistance from the Digital Health Agency Technical Support team.The DHA will also provide support and systems to healthcare providers that lack the required infrastructure. …
Hospitals get one more month on SHA digital compliance rulesCapital News
… The figures emerged during a joint retreat involving the Health Committee, SHA and the Digital Health Agency (DHA) to assess progress in the implementation of UHC, examine emerging challenges and identify measures to strengthen the country’s health-sector reforms. …
Only 1 in 6 SHA members actively contributing despite 32m registrationThe Standard
… It also cited the Public Procurement Review Authority (PPRA) and the Digital Health Agency (DHA) as interested parties. …
Court halts insurance cover requirement for tourists coming to KenyaCitizen Digital
… Additionally, the Board is working with the Digital Health Agency to introduce a national Track and Trace system that will monitor health products from the manufacturer or importer to the patient. …
Poisons Board says reforms to strengthen patient safety, support UHCThe Standard
… He called for an integrated supply chain that can anticipate shortages before facilities run out of medicines and urged closer integration between KEMSA’s digital systems and the Digital Health Agency. …
Kindiki acknowledges counties' role in delivery of successful health reformsThe Standard
… ies to retain money they generate and use it to improve services at the facility level. “This money is now spent at a dispensary,” added Wetang'ula.The Digital Health Act, he said, addressed unfinished obligations in the digital health space, established the Digital Health Agency …
Wetang'ula says health reforms have curbed corruption, reshaped care financingThe Standard
… The Digital Health Agency had also distributed more than 42,000 devices, while SHA had onboarded 32.3 million Kenyans and more than 10,000 facilities had been accredited. …
Wetang'ula pledges Parliament's backing for health reformsThe Standard
… He explained that the government had not purchased the technology outright but had engaged investors who own the equipment, with the State paying for the services provided.His remarks were echoed by Digital Health Agency Chief Executive Anthony Lenaiyara, who rejected claims that …
Ruto denies Sh104bn SHA technology contractThe Digital Health Agency is working to link health information systems across Kenya so patient records can be shared between facilities, reducing the need for patients to carry physical medical files. The Health Information Exchange will connect different systems to allow records to move with patients across healthcare facilities.
15 September 2026 · Capital News →
The Digital Health Agency is working to link health information systems across Kenya so patient records can be shared between facilities, reducing the need for patients to carry physical medical files. The Health Information Exchange will connect different systems to allow records to move with patients across healthcare facilities.
15 September 2026 · Capital News →
Kenya's healthcare sector is accelerating adoption of digital technologies including artificial intelligence, telemedicine and hospital management systems, driven by the Digital Health Act, 2023 and Ministry of Health initiatives such as the Health Information Exchange and AfyaYangu app.
2 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Social Health Authority has extended the deadline for healthcare providers to comply with Health Management Information System requirements by one month, to September 30, to give them more time to complete system configuration and other compliance processes under the new digital health framework.
1 September 2026 · The Standard →
The Social Health Authority has registered over 32 million Kenyans, but only about 5 million are actively contributing, prompting Parliament's Health Committee to call for urgent measures to convert registrations into sustained participation in the Government's Universal Health Coverage reforms.
29 August 2026 · Capital News →
The High Court has blocked the government from requiring insurance cover from tourists visiting Kenya, ruling that the Ministry of Health's directive contradicted the Ministry of Interior's authority over foreign nationals' entry and that no proper mechanism exists to handle the requirement.
24 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Pharmacy and Poisons Board says it has strengthened regulation of pharmacy practice and health products as part of reforms to protect patients and support Universal Health Coverage, including licensing of 15,679 pharmaceutical professionals and 11,141 premises, introducing Kenya's first Good Pharmacy Practice Standards, and digitising regulatory services.
21 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki called for stronger coordination between national and county governments to deliver effective health reforms and Universal Health Coverage, emphasizing that counties manage frontline facilities and that system failures in any component immediately affect patient care.
20 August 2026 · The Standard →
National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula said health reforms initiated by the Kenya Kwanza administration are addressing corruption and access to quality care, with Parliament passing four key health laws in 2023 including the Primary Health Care Act and the Facility Improvement Financing Act.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
At the Kenya Health Summit 2026, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula pledged Parliament's full support for Government reforms aimed at transforming Kenya's health sector and advancing Universal Health Coverage, emphasising Parliament's critical role through legislation, resource allocation and oversight.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto has dismissed claims that the government signed a Sh104 billion contract with Safaricom and Apeiro Limited for Social Health Authority technology, saying instead that the government designed a digital system for transparency and pays investors for services rather than purchasing technology outright.
18 August 2026 · The Standard →
The Digital Health Agency has defended a two per cent service charge deducted from claims processed through the Social Health Authority, saying the fee compensates DHA for digital services provided in processing claims and supports efficiency in healthcare claim processing.
11 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has dismissed claims that Ksh.1.2 billion from the Social Health Authority was paid to a private proxy company, stating instead that the charges are lawful, publicly regulated, and paid to a State agency. Duale defended the government's digital health system (Taifa Care) as required by law for implementing Universal Health Coverage.
4 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The Social Health Authority has announced a new reimbursement model that will reduce payments to contracted primary healthcare facilities that fail to dispense prescribed medicines, aiming to ensure patients receive the full range of services covered under the Primary Healthcare Fund. SHA will monitor each facility's medicine-dispensing rate through the Digital Health Agency platform and reimburse based on services delivered.
22 July 2026 · Capital News →
The Social Health Authority has given healthcare providers three months to integrate with the Health Management Information System, with the SHA CEO warning that non-compliant facilities will face consequences. The move is part of Kenya's digital health transformation aimed at Universal Health Coverage.
30 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Hospitals across Kenya are experiencing service disruptions due to persistent technical glitches in the Social Health Authority system, including delays in One-Time Passwords used to identify patients and authorise treatment. Healthcare facilities have reverted to manual processes, which is slowing service delivery and raising concerns over delayed patient care.
29 June 2026 · The Standard →
Hospitals across Kenya are experiencing healthcare service disruptions due to technical glitches in the Social Health Authority system, including delays in One-Time Passwords used to identify patients and authorise treatment. The downtime has persisted for about a week, forcing facilities to revert to manual processes, which health providers say is slowing service delivery and raising concerns over delayed patient care.
29 June 2026 · The Standard →
Kenya is working to achieve WHO Maturity Level 3 (ML3) status in pharmaceutical regulation by December this year, which the Ministry of Health says would strengthen oversight of medical products, boost local manufacturing, and improve access to safe and effective medicines. Attaining ML3 status would place Kenya among a select group of African nations with stable and well-functioning regulatory systems.
27 June 2026 · The Standard →
Experts speaking at a national community systems strengthening event in Naivasha say digital technologies and data-driven systems are critical to improving healthcare delivery and achieving Universal Health Coverage in Kenya. The Digital Health Agency is implementing the Afyangu patient portal, which allows Kenyans to register, access health information, make SHIF contributions, and obtain services across health facilities.
25 June 2026 · The Standard →
President Ruto has announced a Ksh.600 million support package for St John Ambulance Kenya, including a one-acre parcel of land in Upper Hill, Ksh.500 million in construction funding, 15 new ambulances, and an annual budgetary allocation of Ksh.100 million beginning the next financial year.
21 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Justice Patricia Mande Nyaudi ordered the immediate suspension of Rology Medical Kenya Limited's operations until it complies with Kenya's digital health and data protection laws. The court directed the government and health regulators to revoke any approvals the company holds for handling patients' digital health records.
12 June 2026 · The Standard →