Kenya re-introduces biometric patient verification to curb insurance fraud
The Kenyan government has relaunched a biometric system for the identification of patients at health facilities as part of efforts…
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Digital transformation of healthcare gathers pace globally
The UAE and Estonia could see cooperation in the digital transformation of healthcare. Riina Sikkut, Estonia’s minister of health, said…
Biometrics highlighted as a crucial part of trusted patient ID verification
There is general consensus on the need for high-level security and trust when it comes to digital ID verification, but…
Biometric verification is becoming part of the global health toolkit
Use cases for biometrics and digital ID in digital healthcare systems continue to proliferate globally. Indonesian healthcare authorities have deployed…
Govt says biometrics used to aid and abet massive health insurance fraud in Kenya
A report recently released by Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha, has unveiled extensive fraud within the country’s National Health…
Kenyan lawmakers seek probe into flopped Huduma Namba digital ID project
Some Members of Parliament (MPs) in Kenya have called for an inquest into how funds were used in the implementation…
Kenya factors in biometrics in three-year digital government plan
The government of Kenya has launched a ‘Huduma Kenya Digitalization Plan’ which aligns with the country’s digitization agenda to deepen…
Digital ID key in Kenya’s digital transformation agenda: Eliud Owalo
(Dr. Joseph Atick, Eliud Owalo, and Julius Bitok on stage at ID4Africa 2023) In Kenya, the idea of a national identity…
Kenyan government seeks to differentiate new national digital ID from Huduma Namba
Digital identity will be provided to all Kenyans by February, 2024 so they can more easily access government services, the…
Is Kenya’s ‘big Huduma Namba thing’ being adapted to digital-only ID or dropped for a UPI?
“It is not the work of government to issue IDs; it is the work of government to identify Kenyans,” said…
