Advocacy for Community Based Health Insurance guidelines for Uganda.
Since 2016, Save for Health Uganda (SHU) has been hosting Annual National Community Health Financing Conferences aimed at creating awareness about Community Health Financing and advocating for fair and inclusive policies aimed at easing access to quality healthcare services for the vulnerable families in Uganda.
SHU organized a meeting with Ministry of Health Officials
The meeting was hosted by Hon. Margret Muhanga Mugisa the State Minister for Primary Health Care and Dr. Henry Mwebesa the Director General at Ministry of Health (MoH). The meeting took place on Wednesday 21st August 2024 starting at 12:00AM at the Ministry of Health office in Kampala and it aimed at achieving two objectives; 1) To lobby Ministry of health to develop and issue guidelines for effectively implementing Community Based Health Insurance Schemes in Uganda, 2) To introduce the Luwero district Community Health Financing scheme to MoH officials and seek their support to effectively implement it.
The meeting was attended by 6 participants (M=4 & F=3) who included Hon. Margret Muhanga Mugisa the State Minister for Primary Health Care, Dr. Henry Mwebesa the Director General from ministry of health, Dr. Leticia Nakimuli the SHU BOD chairperson, Mr. Makaire Fredrick the Executive Director, Ms. Juliet Nazibanja the Programs Manager, Mr. Friday Moses the Resource Mobilization Officer and Dr. Innocent Nkonwa the District Health Officer Luwero District Local Government.
Key outputs of the meeting;
- Both the Minister and the Director General appreciated the idea of developing CHI guidelines and establishing the Luwero Community Health Financing scheme and committed to support the processes to achieve these two mail stones.
- The Director General delegated SHU with the task of drafting CHI guidelines and submit them to his office to be presented to higher management for further discussion and approval.
- The Director General also appointed Mr. Walimbwa Aliyi to represent Ministry of Health on the steering committee of Luwero district CHF scheme and also support SHU to draft the CHI guidelines.
Way forward;
- The Director General to sign an appointment letter for Mr. Walimbwa Aliyi to represent MoH on the Luwero district CHF scheme’s steering committee.
- SHU to draft and submit CHI guidelines to the Director General MoH.
- The Director General to present the draft CHI guidelines to senior management for approval.
