Residents in Gicumbi have welcomed a pledge by the Social Democratic Party (PSD) to improve access to medicines for members of the community-based health insurance scheme (CBHI) – also known as Mutuelle de Santé – in pharmacies.
The move would be aimed at addressing the current situation where Mutuelle de Santé members do not benefit from the 90 per cent cover of medical bills under the scheme, when it comes to buying drugs in pharmacies outside public health facilities. It is one of the promises in the party’s manifesto for the parliamentary elections due July 14-16.
PSD is on an electoral campaign trail from June 22 to July 13, to garner votes for its 59 parliamentary candidates so that they get seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and for the re-election of the incumbent Paul Kagame.
On July 8, PSD held an electoral campaign rally in Gicumbi District. At all rallies since it launched campaign activities in Bugesera District on June 22, PSD said it will strive for improvements including making Mutuelle de Santé work in all pharmacies across the country if its candidates get seats in Parliament.
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