The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is the primary provider of health insurance in Kenya with a mandate to enable all Kenyans to access quality and affordable health services. NHIF was restructured by the repeal of the National Hospital Insurance Act (CAP 255) and the enactment of the National Hospital Insurance Fund Act No. 9 in 1998. NHIF is an autonomous parastatal, separating it from the direct control of the Ministry of Health. The Fund is governed by a Board of Directors with representatives from the Government, Workers' Unions, civil society, employers, and the private sector.
