Nairobi, Feb. 13 -- Transition to the era of universal health coverage (UHC) is taking shape with the unveiling of the board of Social Health Authority chaired by Dr Timothy Olweny.

A new institution born out of the Social Health Insurance Act (SHIA) which came to be last year alongside three other sister laws namely Primary Health Care Act, Facilities Improvement Financing Act and Digital Health Act, anchored as the pillars of the UHC.

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Under UHC, all Kenyans and non-Kenyans including new-borns will have access to a "full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship," as defined by the World Health Organisation....