Uganda: Compulsory health insurance starts

All workers in Uganda will have to pay at least four percent of their salaries towards a mandatory Social Health Insurance starting next financial year, according to a scheme recently approved by Cabinet. If endorsed by parliament, the SHI scheme will compel employers to match each employee's deduction with an equal percentage. The ministry of health says about $30 million (about Shs54.9b) will be collected from employees and employers every year, a move which the outgoing health minister says will help improve service delivery.