Kasangati Health Centre Cost Recovery Programme 1988 to 1990

ABSTRACT

Background: Kasangati Health Centre (KHC) is a government health centres; as well as teaching centre for the Institute of Public Health (IPH) of Makerere University. Between 1983 and 1988; the Minnesota International Health Volunteers (MIV) in collabolation with IPH and offered financial and technical support to KHC. With the MHV contract coming to an end; there was a need to find a long-term source of funding to run the centre's activities. After months of discussions between the collaborators of Kasangati Health Centre; IPH; KHC staff; KHC Management committee and the Minsitry of Health; it was decided that a fee for service would be introduced to generate the necessary funds. the KHC Cost Recovery Programme was implemented