Patients at Kibagabaga hospital in Gasabo District are complaining of drug shortages.
Hospital officials have said the shortage is due to the fact that Gasabo District has not paid about Rwf 300 Millions that the District owes the hospital inform of contributions to Health Insurance Scheme.
A district official in charge of Social Affairs in Gasabo District noted that the problem of lack of drugs at the hospital is related to regulations established by the Ministry of finance regarding the financing of Health insurance scheme.
However, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana, slammed such explanations pledging immediate follow-up to solve problems of drug shortages in that hospital.
Meanwhile Ntirenganya(see photo), a patient at Kibagabaga hospital has not been attended to for the past 12 days since he got involved in a car accident.
Ntirenganya is said to have no Health Insurance cover which has resulted into his situation of not being accorded any treatment.
He said, He is poor and is unable to get Frw3000 required to obtain Health Insurence.
Ntirenganya was knocked by a car in Muhanga district on December 21, 2012. since then he has been at Kibagabaga hospital without recieving anyform of treatment.
Doctors have only bandaged Ntirenganya’s left leg.
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