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President Museveni Orders Withdrawal of The Health Insurance Bill

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President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Health to recall the Health Insurance Bill currently before the Parliament’s Health Committee.

Sources within the ministry said  that the president based his decision on the cost of implementing the insurance
The bill before parliament seeks to introduce 4% contribution monthly by all workers in formal sector and 1% by their employers to the national insurance policy. 

Sources with the ministry of health  also told Ug mirror that the president was convinced by manufacturers under their umbrella organisation “the Uganda manufacturers Association” 

These manufacturers told the president that introducing health insurance for workers in their factories will increase, the cost of production and in the end affect the economy.

 The bill further proposed an annual Shs100,000 payment by all workers in the formal sector. 

But, according to the president most of those are not  in the money making economy and that’s mean, they can not afford paying for the insurance.

Meanwhile, Dr. Obuku Ekwaro, a member of Uganda medical association said : “The production may be increased as an immediate stand because you are paying for  the workers  ,you paying premium for the workers.”

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