The Embu County Social Health Authority (SHA) branch has teamed up with the National Government Administration Officers (NGAO) and the County Government to ramp up registration of households into the new health scheme.
Consequently, the teams have formed a joint secretariat that will spearhead the registration exercise across the county with a view to onboarding all eligible households.
County Commissioner Jack Obuo said they target to register 206, 000 households into the scheme by the end of December to enable the beneficiaries to access quality healthcare services without financial difficulties.
So far, registration was close to half of the target population, with 105, 000 having been onboarded, according to Health CEC Jamal Runyenje.
The County Commissioner said they would engage local administration, including village elders, chiefs, and their assistants across the county, in awareness creation on the importance of SHA registration.
“Every week, we will be holding public barazas and town hall meetings in every ward to sensitise our people so that all those eligible for registration are captured,” he said.
Speaking on Friday while commissioning the team, Obuo said they planned to comb all areas in the exercise to ensure no eligible person was left behind.
The Health CEC said the county ranked fifth countrywide in registration.
He said the secretariat would be expected to file a report on a weekly basis in terms of the numbers achieved, which would go a long way towards informing them on areas that needed more effort.
SHA County Manager John Kipkemboi reported that they foresee no challenges that would hamper the campaign.
“Initially, we had system challenges that have so far been addressed by the technical people that have been provided for us, and I have no doubt we will be able to increase the figures,” he said.
By Samuel Waititu
