{"id":19712,"date":"2020-12-05T21:28:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T21:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=19712"},"modified":"2020-12-05T21:28:55","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T21:28:55","slug":"bmc-issues-free-health-insurance-cards-to-1000-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/community\/bmc-issues-free-health-insurance-cards-to-1000-children","title":{"rendered":"BMC ISSUES FREE HEALTH INSURANCE CARDS TO 1,000 CHILDREN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: <i class=\"fa fa-user\"><\/i>ABELA MSIKULA in Mwanza<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> BUGANDO Medical Centre (BMC) has commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities by doing various activities, including issuing over 1,000 free health insurance cards to needy children.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital conducted health check-ups to people with various disabilities and children aged 0-16 years from poor families before offering them free insurance cards through the hospital\u2019s Social Welfare Department.<\/p>\n<p>Social Welfare Officer Daudi Makumucha told the \u2018Daily News\u2019: \u201cThe cards are those under \u2018Totoa\u2019 insurance, a product of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), where a parent pays 50,400\/- per child per year. The government is keen on children\u2019s welfare, so there is no need to miss health services simply because they come from poor families and are with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He further clarified that \u2018Totoa\u2019 had been in place for sometime, but the cards were for the hospital to show its sympathy, care and love to children with disabilities on such a specific international event.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, \u2018Totoa\u2019 services are meant to help children with disabilities from poor families to benefit free health services.<\/p>\n<p>When asked how the department identified needy children Mr Makumucha said:\u201dWe have been communicating with local government leaders to help, starting with families which have been benefiting from Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf) poverty reduction projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said just being a Tasaf member told a lot about a family\u2019s financial status. For families which have not yet been reached by Tasaf projects, local leaders will continue identifying them so that they too may access such projects.<\/p>\n<p>International Day of Persons with Disabilities Coordinator, Dr Juma Juma from the Prosthetics and Orthoses Department said most people with disabilities were found with bone complications, with adults being offered direct treatment without referrals from other hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>He clarified that usually any person who visited BMC for treatment without being referred was categorised as a private patient, who must pay for services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut persons with disabilities are today celebrating their day. The hospital celebrates with them through offering free health testing and instant treatment. Most of them have bone problems because physical disabilities are related to bone complexities,\u201d said Dr Juma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: ABELA MSIKULA in Mwanza AfricaPress-Tanzania: BUGANDO Medical Centre (BMC) has commemorated International Day of Persons with Disabilities by doing various activities, including issuing over 1,000 free health insurance cards to needy children. 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