Wednesday, August 02, 2006
The Netherlands minister of Development Cooperation Agnes van Ardenne and the former chief executive of Aegon, Kees Storm, chairman of the Health Insurance Fund (HIF), have launched a revolutionary plan for a new health insurance fund for Africa. Van Ardenne's government would support the HIF with 100 million Euros over the next six years.
The insurance fund initiative is set to advantage at least 230,000 people from low-income groups, allowing them communal health insurance through a premium subsidy. It would make basic health care, including anti-AIDS medication, available to more people in Africa, claims Storm.
Care would be provided by public and private care providers with whom the insurer will enter into care contracts. The care providers would be paid based on their performance.
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