Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has said that the delay in the reimbursement of funds from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) had adversely affected the operations of various county health facilities.

Kihika said the delay had led to the disruption of the revenue flow of most health facilities in the county.

She added that the County Referral and Teaching Hospital was the hardest hit by the delay in reimbursement of cash.

The county government, Kihika added, had been forced to use the buffer stock to support the Level 5 hospital which had been adversely affected.

Her revelations were made during a ceremony to flag off the distribution of drugs to 216 health facilities across the county.

The devolved unit boss directed the health department to adhere to set guidelines to ensure accountability in the procurement and disbursement of drugs.

The governor said stock control cards in various health facilities should clearly indicate all the supplies received and how they were dispensed out.

She said the consignment of drugs was procured at the Kenya Medical Supply Agency (Kemsa) at Sh23, 249, 312.

Consignment delivery

The governor added that another consignment worth ksh 22,082,528 from Mission for Essential Drugs Supplies would be delivered within the next three weeks.

She added that another consignment of non-pharmaceutical supplies worth sh30,670,558 which has already been delivered was due for distribution to the health facilities.

The governor said her administration was committed to ensuring quality and timely delivery of health care services to the residents.

The governor said the county government was in the process of procuring various vaccines and antidotes at a cost of sh2,449,972.

She said the vaccines include yellow fever vaccines and snake antivenom for use in management of snake bites.

The yellow fever vaccines, the governor said, would be distributed in vaccination centres for inoculation of persons travelling outside the country.