Thursday, August 17, 2006
Uganda gov't to initiate national health insurance
Source: english.people.com
The Ugandan government is to establish a National Social Health Insurance Scheme (NSHIS) to offer express health care services to all citizens of the east African country, Daily Monitor reported on Wednesday.
Francis Runuumi, commissioner in charge of preparation in the Health Ministry, was quoted as saying the required scheme will start with employees in the official sector and expand to cover relaxed sector workers after 15 years.
"This therefore means that each employee will pay 4 percent of his monthly salary or wage for the service," said Runuumi.
The government used to inflict levies on patients at public health facilities through a cost-sharing scheme, which President Yoweri Museveni abolished in 1996.
"The scrapping of the user fees made it difficult for the ministry to advance health facilities to all citizens and that is why we are trying to come up the NSHIS, which we think will benefit all Ugandans," Runuumi said.
Source: english.people.com
The Ugandan government is to establish a National Social Health Insurance Scheme (NSHIS) to offer express health care services to all citizens of the east African country, Daily Monitor reported on Wednesday.
Francis Runuumi, commissioner in charge of preparation in the Health Ministry, was quoted as saying the required scheme will start with employees in the official sector and expand to cover relaxed sector workers after 15 years.
"This therefore means that each employee will pay 4 percent of his monthly salary or wage for the service," said Runuumi.
The government used to inflict levies on patients at public health facilities through a cost-sharing scheme, which President Yoweri Museveni abolished in 1996.
"The scrapping of the user fees made it difficult for the ministry to advance health facilities to all citizens and that is why we are trying to come up the NSHIS, which we think will benefit all Ugandans," Runuumi said.
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