Tag Archives: Health insurance

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to start thinking of providing universal healthcare for every Ugandan to deal with pandemics. Speaking on Monday during a zoom discussion organized by the Makerere University Human Rights and Peace Centre [Huripec] Prof. John Jean Barya, the Makerere University law …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Religious institutions through the Inter-Medical Bureau Coalition have urged Parliament to include community health insurance schemes in the National Health Insurance Scheme Bill, 2019.  The Inter-Medical Bureau Coalition is made up of 4 faith-based bureaus- Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau, Uganda Muslim Medical Bureau, Uganda Orthodox …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health activists have attributed the continued shelving of the Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities Bill which was first tabled in parliament in 2015 to the fear by government to be held accountable when it comes to provision of healthcare. Robinah Kaitiritimba, the executive director Uganda …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Impersonation, needless tests and prescribing unnecessary treatments are some of the challenges community health insurance providers are facing in their bid to provide cheap and reliable care to groups. Under the schemes, each individual contributes money ranging between 10,000 and 25,000 Shillings per head …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several hospitals face termination from serving clients who have health insurance policies after insurance companies accused them of fraud. This comes after The Uganda Insurers Association (UIA)-commissioned a fraud survey in 2018/19 financial year that found wide-spread cheating with hospitals putting in fictitious claims. …

Is it targeting the wrong people? Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Falling ill and having to visit a healthcare facility is a frightening experience for most people. Feeling anxious, uncertain and maybe even helpless is common even among people living in countries with highly developed care. In Uganda, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved the National Health Insurance Scheme Bill.  The decision was reached at a Uganda Government Cabinet meeting at State House Entebbe on Monday 24th, 2019. According to Sarah Byakika, the Commissioner Planning, Financing and Policy in the Health Ministry, the scheme is …

Uganda plans to set up a National Health Insurance Scheme subject to passing of the National Health Insurance Bill 2007. In a speech read by the Vice President Edward Ssekandi at the just ended 44th Africa Insurance Organisation meeting at Speke Resort Munyonyo last week, President Yoweri Museveni said financing the …

By Flavia Nassaka Window dressing without real substance On May 14, Davis Mujimu Majwega was diagnosed with a type of blood cancer called Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL).  A few weeks later, the 18 year old was started on treatment.  Since he is insured, his first medical expenses were taken care …