Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reverend Fr. Emmanuel Katabaazi, the Masaka Diocesan health coordinator has asked the government to expedite the establishment of the National Health Insurance scheme to enable elderly persons access better healthcare. He made the appeal during the commemoration of world day for the sick, which the …
Read More »Politicians, public ignorant about National health insurance scheme – Experts
National Health Insurance Scheme seeks to achieve health equity among all Ugandans in the formal and informal sectors Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have said that the public and the politicians that passed the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) bill which is touted as one that will enable Uganda to achieve health …
Read More »USAID maternal health project exposes flaws in free health care
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has recommended that the government drops the public free healthcare system in favour of mechanisms that allow the low-income earners and the informal sector pool resources to service their health bills. The development comes as the …
Read More »National Health Insurance Scheme should cover all Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Health Insurance Scheme Bill, 2019 will be useful to Uganda if it can ensure access to health not only the contributors and their dependents but even the most indigent, the Uganda Human Rights Commission(UHRC) has recommended. The commission which was appearing before …
Read More »Palliative care should be included in National Health Insurance scheme-PCAU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Palliative Care Association of Uganda -PCAU, has asked parliament to consider incorporating a provision on palliative care services in the proposed National Health Insurance Bill, 2019. Officials from the association made the appeal when they appeared before the parliamentary health committee to submit …
Read More »Private health care providers decry lack of access to credit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private healthcare providers have decried the challenges of accessing credit from financial institutions. Dr Edward Rukwaro from Nakasero hospital said that it’s very risky investing in Uganda’s health sector. “Medical equipment is very expensive. It would help us a lot if there was a provision …
Read More »Only Museveni can unlock health insurance standoff – Dr. Runumi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A retired Commissioner in the Health Ministry, Dr. Francis Runumi says President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni must ensure commencement of the National health insurance scheme. Dr. Runumi, then Commissioner for planning says the delay of the national health insurance has left many Ugandans impoverished by out …
Read More »Medical insurance not a silver bullet for Uganda’s health challenges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts and players in the health sector are asking the government to do away with its free healthcare for all policy as the as Uganda moves to come up with the National Health Insurance scheme. Grace Kiwanuka, the Executive Director of Uganda Healthcare Federation …
Read More »Health Insurance scheme to fully function in 20 years –Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs at least 20 years to operate its national health insurance scheme before it can be fully functional. The scheme that was passed by cabinet early this year is yet to be tabled in parliament. Prof Freddie Ssengooba at Makerere University School …
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