Browsing: rise in non-communicable diseases

• Lack of healthcare price controls has exposed those without insurance covers forcing them to part with billions to finance health.
• Health insurance schemes are increasingly gaining traction in countries like Rwanda helping to ease healthcare burden.
• The report further notes that countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda have faced challenges in implementing national health insurance schemes.

The lack of government-mandated price controls for out of pocket health expenditures has left a financial burden for low-income households in East Africa accessing medication, according to a new report.

The survey titled Primary Healthcare Financing in East Africa, shows that Out-of-Pocket (OOP) payments are the primary form of transactions in East Africa.

However, the trend poses a significant financial burden for poor families and households due to the lack of price controls on healthcare in the country.

The survey by Medic East Africa and Medlab East Africa shows that among the east …