{Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) has revealed that by the end of 2015, Rwandans that subscribed to medical insurance reached 79%, below the anticipated 100%. }
Officials from RSSB say that there is hope of increasing medical insurance contributions. In the last three months only 63 % of Rwandans had paid for mutuelle de santé.
The increment by 16% in Mituelle de santé contributions is attributed to mobilization RSSB started in September 2015.
The head of mobilization for mituelle de santé contributions in RSSB, Déogratias Ntigurirwa, says that mobilization on subscribing to mituelle de santé has played a vital role even though it has not attained its goals of reaching 100%.
The sensitization was conducted through community meetings, media and decentralization of paying Mituelle de santé contributions.
Ntigurirwa however said they encountered challenges where some communities did not understand that they must pay for Mituelle de santé.
In 2014/2015 Mituelle de santé contributions were at 75% and 73% in 2013 /2014 which shows some decline.
In 2012/2013 Mituelle de santé contribution was at 80.7% while in 2011/2012 stood at 90.7%. RSSB took over the management of Mituelle de santé in July 2015.
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