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ajority of teachers seeking treatment outside the country suffer from can-cer, a report by insurance provider Minet Kenya indicates.

The report dubbed Teachers Medical Scheme Statistics Summary indicates that cases that sort treatment outside the country for cancer stood at 50 per cent, while heart diseases stood at 8 per cent.

Aneurysm cases were 7 per cent, leukaemia was at 6 per cent, kidney diseases at 5 per cent, nervous system disorder also at 5 per cent and spinal cord problems at 3 per cent.Liver diseases were at 3 per cent, and so were hip replacement procedures.

Hearing loss cases were 2 per cent making.

The report indicates that a total of 1,036,022 members are benefiting from the medical scheme.Rift valley has the highest number of members at 295,896, while North Eastern has the least number at 15,537.Eastern has 191,474 members, Nyanza has 184, 938, Western (145,492) Central (116,679), Coast (65,791) and Nairobi (20,215).At the moment, the report shows that teachers enrolled in the scheme are 332,501, spouses are 183,135 while children are 520,386.

Last expense, which are payments made to meet burial costs, stood at Sh523 million from the 2015/2016 financial year up to May, while group life compensation stood at Sh1.8 billion.The amount paid for inpa-tient claims as at January, from 2015/2016, stood at Sh15 billion while outpatient, dental, optical and maternity spend as at Sep-tember 2019 stood at Sh16 billion.

Chronic diseases management enrolment stood at 2,648.The report indicates that the company has undertaken 284 international treatments.

“Most of the cases are referred to India where specialised treatment is not available locally. Cases that we evacuate include but are not limited to transplants, PET Scans, cancer, cardiac diseases, brain and spinal disorders,” states the report.

The medical scheme for teach-ers now stands at a budget of Sh9 billion and is expected to grow to Sh12 billion in the new financial year starting in July.

In the improved scheme, the Teachers Service Commission in-creased inpatient cover to between Sh750, 000 and Sh2.5 million from Sh500,000 to Sh1.5 million.

Optical services are now at Sh45,000 up from between Sh10,000 and Sh25,000, dental is at Sh35,000 up from between Sh10,000 and Sh25,000, while maternity is between Sh100,000 to Sh200,000 up from a previous Sh75,000.Group life cover is between Sh450,000 to Sh1 million, while the last expense is between Sh200,000 to Sh600,000.

Overseas evacuation is now at Sh1 million. Children eligible for the scheme are those aged zero to 18 years. Those in the 19–25 age bracket must provide evidence that they are enrolled in learning institu-tions school to access the benefits.

Teachers are now able to contact medical service providers through online platforms after the scheme administrator unveiled an online porta

By Sunday Nation

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