Some hospitals and doctors in Uasin Gishu are coercing pregnant women to deliver through caesarian section to get more money through insurance claims, Governor Jackson Mandago has said. Mandago urged medics and hospitals, especially private ones, to observe the highest levels of professional ethics and not prioritise profits. This happens especially when hospitals know that the bills are to paid through insurance covers," Mandago said. He said some private hospitals are known to force for cesarian section especially when the patient has a comprehensive medical cover. A cesarian section is estimated to cost between Sh100,000 to Sh 280,000 while normal deliveries cost about Sh30,000 in private hospitals.

Source: The Star June 02, 2021 19:06 UTC