Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:18:11 +0000 By CHARLES MUSONDA IT is shocking and disappointing that the Government wants Zambian citizens to pay another financial contribution for them to receive medical services from public health centres, in addition to taxes they already pay, the labour movement has charged. At a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday, the Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) and the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) denounced the manner in which Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya proceeded to submit the National Health Insurance Bill number 22 of 2017 to Parliament, without meaningful consultations with key stakeholders. The Bill’s intention is to create an institution to be called the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) that will be given a legal mandate to collect money from all workers and employers through the payroll and from every Zambian aged 18 years and above, including pensioners except those above 70 years. The money to be collected […]
