Reports Outline Economics Research from Uganda Christian University (Health Financing Reforms in Uganda: Dispelling the Fears and Misconceptions Related to Introduction of a National Health Insurance Scheme; Comment on “Health Coverage and …): Economics

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2024 APR 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Fresh data on agriculture are presented in a new report. According to news originating from Uganda Christian University by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Uganda introduced health financing reforms that entailed abolition of user fees, and in due process planned to introduce a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Uganda Christian University: “This paper accentuates a contextual and political-economic analysis that dispels the fears and misconceptions related to introduction of the insurance scheme. The Grindle and Thomas model is used to depict how various factors affect decision making by policy elites concerning a particular policy at a particular time. Drawing lessons from the sub-Sahara region and in particular, Ghana and Rwanda’s experience, it is clear that the political will of the executive led by the president in many countries is a key determinant in bringing about health reforms.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “In this paper, we provide insights based on contextual and political-economic analysis to countries in similar setting that are interested in setting up NHISs.”

For more information on this research see: Health Financing Reforms in Uganda: Dispelling the Fears and Misconceptions Related to Introduction of a National Health Insurance Scheme; Comment on “Health Coverage and Financial Protection in Uganda: A Political Economy Perspective”. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2023,12(Issue 1):1-3. (International Journal of Health Policy and Management - http://www.ijhpm.com/). The publisher for International Journal of Health Policy and Management is Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.7348.

Our news journalists report that more information may be obtained by contacting Robert K. Basaza, School of Medicine, Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Uganda. Additional authors for this research include Prossy K. Namyalo, Boniface Mutatina.