{Refugees hosted in Rwanda are set to receive health insurance like native in the Ubudehe category 4. The Ministry of Refugees and Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs (MIDIMAR) has agreed with Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) that UNHCR will pay Rwf 7,000 for each person. }
In a press briefing about the report of activities regarding refugees in 2016, the Minister for Disaster Management and Refugees Affairs, Seraphine Mukantabana has said that Burundi refugees in Rwanda will receive a health insurance similar to Mituelle de santé where they will have contributions as equal as the 4th Ubudehe Category.
Minister Mukantabana explained that Rwanda’s medical insurance policy has to reach refugees hosted inside the county.
“Refugees were not classified among Ubudehe Categories like other Rwandans.That is why the health insurance they have to join looks like Mutuelle de santé but the difference arises from the fact that Rwandans health insurance scheme is based on Ubudehe categories,” she said.
“ What we did for Burundi refugees is to negotiate with RSSB as we may make agreements with any other insurance company to seek the cheap price but not lowest that HCR can be able to pay for the refugees’ medical assistance,” she added.
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