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National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has assured Kenyans that their contributions remain secure as the organisation prepares to transition to the new Social Health Authority.

The fund currently has a total of 15.4 million members but only 6.7 million are active.

According to the Fund chiefv eecutive Elijah Wachira, NHIF collected a total of Sh61.53 billion from its members in the last financial year.

Despite this, the 57-year-old state agency is set to be disbanded and replaced by the Social Health Insurance Bill of 2023, which will establish a Social Health Authority responsible for administering three distinct funds.

These funds are the Primary Health Care Fund, the Social Health Insurance Fund, and the Chronic Illness and Emergency Fund.

Under this bill, the Primary Health Care Fund is designated to support preventive and Promotive primary care services at the community, dispensary, and health centre levels.