The Kenya Association of Muslim Medical Professionals (Kammp) has come out to support the Social Health Authority (SHA).

According to the association, SHA is a good scheme but needs to be rolled out in a strategic manner to achieve universal health coverage.

Kammp president Dr Ahmed Twahir says although SHA has faced teething problems, his associations supports it in the hope that it will become a good scheme in the end.

Many of our members are medical officers in medical facilities so it is very important we work very closely with SHA to see how the UHC program will work out and benefit the community” said Twahir.

He says the association will hence work closely SHA to achieve the objectives of the scheme and benefit Kenyans.

“I think SHA is an amazing idea that needs to be rolled out in a very strategic manner”

Adding “In the beginning there must be some teething problems but I think if we support it it’s got it’s good intention then things will work work out well at the end.”

He spoke during the 6th Kammp conference held at Pride Inn Paradise beach resort in Mombasa county.

 The meeting brought together Muslim doctors and medical professionals in lower levels.

On his part Kammp national secretary Abdalla Bajaber said in addressing the teething problems in SHA, government should consider paying hospitals their dues and get a feedback from the medical professionals.

“We all agree that in principle that any country that has a proper health insurance is a no given that everyone is okay with that, what we need to do is to put is strategic” said Bajaber.

He said members support SHA but want the issues that emerged at the beginning of roll out addressed with speed.

The association is concerned with the welfare of the Muslim community and professional development of its members through training.

Dr Twahir said one of their objectives was to put up an institution for training members.