Health CS Adan Duale during the 6th PharmaReg & MedDevReg AfriSummit 2026 on September 28, 2026. /HANDOUTThe Ministry of Health has extended by one month the deadline for health facilities to transition from the Provider Portal to the Health Management Information System (HMIS).
In a statement on Thursday, Health CS Aden Duale said facilities that are yet to comply have been given until October 30 to complete the process.
He said the transition had made significant progress across public, faith-based and private facilities, but some facilities still required additional time and technical support to complete the migration.
Duale assured patients that services will continue at facilities that have not completed the transition.
“No patient will be denied access to healthcare services because a facility has not yet fully transitioned to HMIS,” Duale said.
He said all 6,427 public Level 2-4 health facilities have completed the transition.
At Level 5, four public facilities have fully transitioned, while 23 others are at different stages of the process.
The ministry expects all public Level 5 facilities to complete the transition by October 30.
Duale said the government is also supporting 518 contracted faith-based facilities to install and migrate to HMIS.
So far, 38 have completed the transition, with the rest expected to do so within the extended period.
At the national referral level, Kenyatta National Hospital and Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital are expected to complete the transition by the end of next week.
The transition is part of the government’s effort to establish a fully digital and paperless health information system, with the ministry seeking to standardise the handling of health data across facilities.
Private facilities that already operate HMIS platforms have also started having their systems certified in line with the Digital Health Act.
The Digital Health Agency has so far certified 28 existing HMIS platforms. The agency will conduct Rapid Results Initiatives with private facilities throughout October to provide technical support and accelerate the transition.
Duale said the ministry will meet health sector associations on Friday, October 2, to agree on facility-specific transition plans, including outstanding requirements and timelines for completion.
“All facilities that have not yet completed the transition are urged to expedite the process without further delay and to engage the Digital Health Agency for any technical assistance required,” he said.
The HMIS extension comes as the Social Health Authority (SHA) separately extended the deadline for healthcare providers to complete renewal of their contracts for the 2026-2029 cycle.
SHA chief executive officer Mercy Mwangangi said the contracting deadline had been moved by 14 days to October 14, allowing facilities more time to complete the process.
The extension means providers will continue operating under their existing contracts during the 14-day period.
SHA said no further extension would be granted after October 14. Providers have been issued extensions to their contracts through the e-contracting platform and are required to accept, sign and return the agreements within three days.
Mwangangi said services to SHA beneficiaries would continue only at facilities that accept the 14-day extension.
Providers that do not accept it have been asked to work with SHA county managers to transfer patients to contracted facilities.
SHA said 10,006 healthcare providers had expressed interest in the 2026-2029 contracting process and were at various stages of completion.
To help facilities finalise the process, SHA will begin HAKIKA contracting clinics in every county from October 5 through its county offices.
Facilities with the required documentation have been encouraged to complete contracting without waiting for the October 14 deadline.
