{The management of Gisenyi hospital in Rubavu district has observed that most of the people that have succumbed to malaria have no medical insurance (mituelle de santé) whose treatment is delayed as they only seek treatment when the disease is in advanced stages of incubation. }
Maj. Dr. William Kanyankore has said that most of malaria deaths were not a result of inadequate drugs or treatment, but related to fear of seeking medical attention due to lack of insurance access.
“Having patients without medical insurance is the most challenging matter in Rubavu district,” said Maj. Dr. Kanyankore.
Kanyankore further said that not having medical insurance forces many patients to consult traditional healers at the first symptoms of any disease where they get fake treatment and eventual deaths.
The mayor of Rubavu district, Sinamenye Jérémie told the media that they have new measures to get more people subscribe to mituelle de santé within this month.
“We have not yet attained the desired percentage, since the current subscribers to mituelle de santé are 66.3 % of the district population. We are requesting citizens from all villages of Rubavu district to subscribe for medical insurance. Everyone to have subscribed by January, 2016,” he said.
A total of 1643 malaria patients has been registered in Rubavu district within the last three months.
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