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APA Insurance, Hollard launch new health insurance solution

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | APA Insurance Uganda, in partnership with Hollard Health, has introduced a new international health insurance solution, APA International Health, offering coverage worth up to Shs36 billion. The launch of APA International Health is expected to give a significant boost to Uganda’s insurance sector, which …

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Murder of U.S. health insurance executive sparks mixed reactions

NEW YORK | Xinhua | The killing of an executive with the top-ranking U.S. health insurance company UnitedHealth Group in Manhattan has drawn both condolences from industry insiders and an outpouring of public anger against private health insurers on social media. Police in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Monday arrested Luigi Mangione, …

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Uganda Parliament asked to reconsider Insurance Bill

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of Community Health Insurance schemes and local leaders in Luwero district want Parliament to pass the National Health Insurance bill afresh so as to enable them to access better services. In March 2021, Parliament passed the National Health Insurance Bill that provides for the …

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Doctors vow to continue strike until their demands are met

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Attempts by lawmakers to convince medical workers in government hospitals and health centres to review their industrial action were futile, with the medics vowing to continue the strike until their demands are met. Medical workers countrywide took to industrial action weeks ago, demanding a raise …

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Gov’t asked to provide universal health care

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 …

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Medical bureaus want community health schemes included in national health insurance bill

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 …

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Activists want Patient Rights Law expedited

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 …

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