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Over the years,There has been a problem of accessing quality healthcare for all.There has been a high anticipation of a revolutionary product that would create access to quality healthcare for all.Well,today, Safaricom launched #Mtiba , a ground breaking #healthwallet in partnership with PharmAccessOrg and CarePay.
According to PharmAccess.org ,
#MTiba is a health payment platform that will deliver a mobile health wallet that channels health-related donor funds directly to recipients." funds will be placed in specialized health wallets through M-Pesa and their use will be restricted to conditional spending at select healthcare providers who form part of a nationwide M-Tiba network. Donors, governments and other funders,will receive real-time access to monitor the use of their funds"-( PharmAccess.org)
According to the World Health Organization, about 5% of Kenyans are pushed into poverty each year because they have to pay expenses for their illness. #MTiba Offers a mobile wallet specific for healthcare expenses
Many Kenyans
s live miles away from the nearest clinic or even health centres and upon arrival must wait in long queues upon and still have to pay a fee which majority cannot afford.But thanks to #MTiba this will be a thing of the past as #MTiba will allow services to reach previously inaccessible areas.
One impressive thing I like about M-Tiba is the full transparency on the use of funds.Imagine you've donated funds to your target beneficiary,then 2 months later you check on your target beneficiary only to find him or her in that same state?Devastating,right?But with M-Tiba ,Donors will be able to receive real-time access to monitor the use of the funds they've donated and also the use of the funds will be restricted to conditional spending at selected health care providers who form part of the network.I hope the selected health care providers will provide quality and affordable health-care to the recipients.
Well,I just find it amazing how technology is enabling every citizen to access more healthcare.Though, Access to health insurance and healthcare services still remains difficult,I can say we are on the road and it's just a matter of time.
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