Minet Kenya, the insurance brokers priding itself as the trusted Pan African advisor that meets its’ clients uncertainties of tomorrow by delivering human capitol solution today recently rolled out an exclusive scheme to cover teachers in public schools.
The medical cover has more than 8,000 teachers and their dependents who benefit from easy access to medical services in six public hospitals in Kericho County alone.
Minet Kenya CEO Mr Sammy Muthui stated that the strategy is to ensure a smooth shift from offering the Teachers Medical Scheme exclusively at private and faith-based mission hospitals to easier access for the entire teaching fraternity.
By early August some160 teachers had also undergone In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) technique which points at growing popularity of assisted reproductive technology in Kenya.
The Insurance brokers also have 318,000 Teachers Service Commission (TSC) workers benefitting from the enhanced medical cover which is not accessible by many Kenyans.
“In the last three years, over 160 beneficiaries have accessed this benefit under the Teachers Medical scheme, where we cater for part of the expense,” said Muthui.
In 209, TSC renewed their contract for provision of medical cover with Minet Kenya and also reviewed it to cover all teachers and their dependents.
The IVF technique is the most effective form of assisted reproductive technology that benefits couples who are struggling to have children.
It has been celebrated as a ray of hope for teachers with infertility issue. In 2021, the firm was named the best insurance broker and and awarded as the overall best intermediary of the year in the 2020 annual intermediaries’ awards by UAP Insurance Kenya Limited.
The annual awards covered all the key intermediated distribution channels in insurance including brokers, independent agents, tied agents and banks.
Reports show that teacher have visited hospitals 12 million times for medical attention under the brokers’ scheme in the last six years which is a clear indication that teachers are faced with a s serious disease burden.
The report further revealed that the visits include inpatient, outpatient, maternity services, dental and optical treatments.
The medical scheme also covers cases of high blood pressure, diabetes and asthma which are some of the common chronic diseases among teachers.
