‘National Health Insurance must be compulsory’
Tuesday May 25 2021
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Summary
Section 57 which looks at Community Based Health Insurance Schemes and Section 45 which looks at establishing Regional Health Appeals Tribunals, need to be refocused,
Alhaj Kaddunabbi Ibrahim Lubega writes.
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On March 31 2021, Members of Parliament passed the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill, which seeks to provide universal healthcare to all Ugandans.
However, before its’ passing, the State Minister of Health Robinah Nabbanja had said the Bill in its current state needed to be withdrawn pending consultations from stakeholders. Instead of withdrawing the Bill, the Minister ought to have asked for some more time before Parliament considers the Bill.