From 1st July, All Current Medical Aid Patients Unable To Pay, Will Be Referred To Public Health Institutions

From 1st July, All Current Medical Aid Patients Unable To Pay, Will Be Referred To Public Health Institutions

All patients currently receiving treatment from private doctors using medical aid and are unable to pay cash will be referred to public health institutions come July 1 2016, the Zimbabwe Medical Association has said. Speaking at a press conference held in Harare today, ZiMA president Dr Agnes Mahomva said given the current cash crisis, doctors had been advised to install point of sale payment gadgets in their practices. Dr Mahomva said these strategies were meant…

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Midlands Allocated US$460,000 But, To Date Only US$3,000 Has Been Disbursed.

Midlands  Allocated US$460,000  But, To Date Only US$3,000 Has Been Disbursed.

  THE Ministry of Health and Child Care has dispatched a fresh team to reassess the usage of Targeted Approach funds in government hospitals. The reassessment is expected to result in the prosecution of government hospital officials implicated in corruption, underhand dealings, flouting of State Procurement Board (SPB) regulations and procedures in the procurement of medical equipment under the fund.   The government ordered the new investigation following documented abuse of the funds by institutions…

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