Willow Health Media (2025) News article / media

From Passwords to Fingerprints: Kenya's Healthcare Goes Biometric

Willow Health Media

Ref: SRC-007-KEN-001

https://willowhealthmedia.org/from-passwords-to-fingerprints-kenyas-healthcare-goes-biometric/

Accessed: 3/24/2026

Summary

Detailed analysis of BHI rollout reporting 25 million registrants, nearly 10,000 contracted facilities, Ksh 47.5 billion disbursed under SHIF plus Ksh 6.9 billion under Primary Healthcare Fund. Highlights accessibility concerns for 2.2 million citizens with disabilities and rural populations. Notes Regulation 38 of Social Health Insurance Regulations 2024 as legal basis. Reports HMIS digitalisation timeline of November 2025 for all public hospitals.

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Willow Health Media (2025). From Passwords to Fingerprints: Kenya's Healthcare Goes Biometric. Available at: https://willowhealthmedia.org/from-passwords-to-fingerprints-kenyas-healthcare-goes-biometric/ (Accessed 24 Mar 2026).

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Social Health Authority (SHA) – Biometric Health Identification for Patient Verification at Health Facilities (Kenya)

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