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Health Funders Push Back, Warn 80% of Private Healthcare Funding at Risk in IPEC Takeover
Michael Gwarisa Zimbabwe’s healthcare sector faces uncertainty as health funders warn that proposed regulatory changes could disrupt medical aid societies that finance up to 80 percent of private healthcare. The proposed reforms, contained in the IPEC Amendment Bill, have triggered concern among healthcare funders who warn the move could disrupt a system that has long
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Medical Aid Clinics at Risk as Government Moves to Tighten Regulations
Kudakwashe Pembere A 26-year standoff between medical aid funders and healthcare service providers is threatening to intensify following proposed amendments to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000 that would bar medical aid societies from owning or operating health facilities. The Health and Child Care Ministry recently convened a consultative meeting with medical aid societies and service
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AHFoZ 2026 Annual Health Conference Relocates to Johannesburg
Michael Gwarisa The annual All Stakeholders Conference on Health hosted by the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) will, for the first time, be held outside the country, with Johannesburg, South Africa, confirmed as the host city for the 2026 edition. Traditionally staged at the Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls, the conference
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Why Medical aid societies in Zimbabwe should be regulated by a Health-Focused Authority or body — Not IPEC
By Enock Musungwini, MPH; MBA There are varying definitions and descriptions of what a medical aid is. Medical aid societies, also known as private health insurance companies, are non-profit or for-profit entities that provide health coverage by pooling member contributions to finance medical services. According to Shylet Sanyanga, the AHFoZ CEO, a medical aid is a form of
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Why Medical aid societies in Zimbabwe should be regulated by a Health-Focused Authority or body — Not IPEC
By Enock Musungwini, MPH; MBA There are varying definitions and descriptions of what a medical aid is. Medical aid societies, also known as private health insurance companies, are non-profit or for-profit entities that provide health coverage by pooling member contributions to finance medical services. According to Shylet Sanyanga, the AHFoZ CEO, a medical aid is
Read MoreZimbabwe Launches Health Insurance Proficiency Program to Elevate Industry Standards
By Michael Gwarisa In an effort to enhance efficiency and professionalism within the health insurance and medical aid sectors, the Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) has launched a Certificate of Proficiency in Health Insurance in collaboration with the Insurance Institute of Zimbabwe (IIZ). Speaking at the launch event, AHFoZ Board Chairman Stanford Sisya
Read MoreMedical Aid Companies Urged To Be Innovative
By Michael Gwarisa Health and Child Care Minister, Dr Douglass Mombeshora has called Medical Aid and Health Insurance companies to provide services that respond directly to the ever-changing health landscape And emerging challenges. He said this while officially opening the 15th edition of the Association for Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) Annual All Stakeholders Conference
Read MoreAHFoZ Conference on Health slated for September
The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ) will host its Annual “All Stakeholders Conference on Health”, from 4-7 September 2024, at the Elephant Hills Resort in Victoria Falls. This prestigious event will bring together medical aid societies, healthcare professionals, policymakers, suppliers, medical aid member representatives, and all stakeholders from across the country and beyond,
Read MoreMedical Aid Industry Representative Body Optimistic About Zig Currency
By Michael Gwarisa The Association of Healthcare Funders of Zimbabwe (AHFoZ), the representative body for the medical aid industry in the country, has thrown its weight behind the newly introduced Zimbabwe Gold (Zig). The new endorsement comes in the wake of mixed reactions following the introduction of the currency, with some players in the medical
Read MoreZimbabweans value funeral cover more than Medical Aid…Only 11 Percent Zimbabweans Have Medical Aid
The loss in value in the local currency to the greenback, has forced several Zimbabwean medical aid policyholders to terminate medical aid policies while some are resorting to removing some beneficiaries from cover as a survival strategy. By Michael Gwarisa These developments come at the back of revelations that a few Zimbabweans are currently under
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