Ethiopia is to delay the implementation date of the universal health insurance law for six months which was scheduled to be started this August. 
The delay was attributed to lagging behind in setting up legal frameworks and operational manuals, and staffing, Fortune reported quoting an expert with the Ethiopian Health Insurance Agency.

The postponement has been communicated to all public institutions in a circular two weeks ago.

The mandatory health insurance which requires coverage for all government employees, pensioners and private business employing more than 10 individual, was issued in August, 2010 scheduled to enter into force in August this year.

The Ethiopian Health Insurance Agency, established in 2010, is tasked with implementing the proclamation.

Source: Fortune