Using the Right to Health to Advance Equitable Universal Health Coverage in Uganda&apos;s National Health Insurance Scheme Bill

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Abstract

In 2019, the Ugandan government issued the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Bill to promote more equitable access to health care, passing this Bill in March 2021. While the NHIS marks a significant step towards equitable reform of the health system, it also raised concerns about its impact on equity and the right to health. This article considers the extent to which the proposed 2019 Bill is in line with the right to health in international and Ugandan law, and offers recommendations to strengthen the foundation it sets for future and more equitable health policy.

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Lisa Forman: (View ORCID Profile)

Diya Uberoi: (View ORCID Profile)

Moses Mulumba: (View ORCID Profile)

Journal

Title: African Journal of International and Comparative Law

Abbreviated Title: African J Intl & Comparative Law

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

ISSN (Print): 0954-8890

ISSN (Electronic): 1755-1609

Publication date Created: May 2022

Publication date (Print): May 2022

Volume: 30

Issue: 2

Pages: 290-320

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[1 ]Lisa Forman, Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Global Health Equity, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada, BA, LLB (Witwatersrand), MA (Columbia), SJD (Toronto).

[2 ]Diya Uberoi, Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Faculty of Law, Canada, BA (Vassar), JD (Emory), LLM (Georgetown), MPhil (Cambridge), PhD (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies).

[3 ]Moses Mulumba, Afya na Haki, Uganda, LLB, LLM (Makerere), MPhil (Stellenbosch)

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DOI: 10.3366/ajicl.2022.0409

SO-VID: 52fdb764-ad25-41c2-94c4-d9758a8f35ac

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