Kenyatta National hospital.[photo/Nation]

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The Kenyatta National Hospital has stopped the free maternity for pregant mother not registered with NHIF.

In an internal memo acting KNH chief executive officer Bernard Githae stated that unregistered pregnant women should first be referred to NHIF offices for immediate registration before receiving free services.

Dr Githae said the directive is meant to ensure that Kenyatta Hospital gets reimbursement from NHIF.

“The free maternity services that have been in operation since June 2013 have now been transferred to NHIF under Linda Mama Programme. Mothers who need to benefit from this programme should be registered with NHIF. Those mothers that are currently not NHIF members should be referred to NHIF offices for instant registration through a mobile phone platform provided by NHIF,” said Dr Githae in the statement.

“This is therefore to instruct all service providers to render maternity services to mothers who are duly registered with NHIF for purposes of reimbursements. Mothers who refuse to register for NHIF should be asked to pay cash for maternity services. This takes effect immediately.”