A large part of payments for healthcare come from remittances, where richer family members living in the cities or diaspora send money to less affluent family members often living in the slums or rural areas. Research based on household surveys, suggested that about one third of hospital bills in Kenya are paid through remittances (Stuart & Ph, 2011).

References:

Stuart, G. U. Y., & Ph, D. (2011). Cash In , Cash Out. (January).