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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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