MASEBO DIRECTS NHIMA TO WITHDRAW CIRCULAR
Health Minister SYLVIA MASEBO has directed the board and management of the National Health Insurance Management Authority –NHIMA- to immediately withdraw the circular, that has provided a notice of changes to the benefits package.
The Circular is dated April 30th, 2024.
Ms. MASEBO says according to the National Insurance Act Number 2 of 2018, any changes by NHIMA to the benefits package should be approved by the government which was not the case.
The minister has further guided NHIMA to engage stakeholders and government before publishing any changes.
This is according to a statement issued to ZNBC News in Lusaka today.
ZNBC
It becomes irrelevant to contribute towards a scheme that only wants to provide panadole and eat the contributions
Might as well shut it down if it can’t provide services that are out of reach to the average person.
The exagerated fees especially in the private health centers is what has bancrupted NHIMA.
Imagine K600 as consultation fee at a dental clinic before anything is done.
When you bite more than you can chew…