FEDERATION of Free Trade Unions of Zambia president Muyaywa Kabisa has called on the Ministry of Health to screen all the facilities which are accredited with the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) so as to isolate those that have been abusing the fund. Last week, Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo suspended the accreditation of health facilities under NHIMA, citing abuse of the fund by the private sector. Commenting on this in an interview, Tuesday, Kabisa said there was need for institutions which had been abusing the NHIMA fund to be brought to book. “Well, first of all ,for that statement to have come from the government, it means that the government has done a thorough investigation, and a thorough...

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