Patients decry suspension of SHA cover in private healthcare facilities

Patients continue to bear the brunt of a standoff over debts owed to private and faith-based health facilities by the defunct national health insurance fund and claims management by its successor, the Social Health Authority. While the health cabinet secretary Deborah Mulongo told the senate today that engagements are being held at the highest level to resolve the deadlock, senators questioned her ability to withstand the pressure of the office, she holds.