THE National Assembly has adopted a report to actualise the provision of health services under the National Health Insurance Scheme to the poor and vulnerable. Debating the Report in Parliament, acting Minister of Labour and Social Security Collins Nzovu said NHIMA had registered 3,296,159 members of which 2,356,418 were principal members and 939,700 were beneficiaries as of May 2023. “Government, through the National Insurance Management Authority, NHIMA, is in the process of extending non-contributory participation to the poor and the vulnerable as mandated by section 16 of the National Health Act 2 of 2018. This process requires extensive collaboration with stakeholders, both local and international in the generation of resources to subsidise the on boarding of the poor and vulnerable...

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