Kenya’s Costly Digital Health Gamble As New Telemedicine Fees Threaten Innovation And Widen Healthcare Gaps
The Kenyan government’s proposal to impose new licensing fees on online health services has sparked heated debate. The draft regulations suggest that doctors and health facilities providing telemedicine services will be required to pay an annual license fee of KSh 250,000. Mobile health (mHealth) solution providers will need to pay KSh 50,000 annually, while innovators