Delegates at the 3rd UK East Africa Health Summit appeared to agree that the gap between the public and private sector spend on health infrastructure remains big yet the private sector contributes quite a large portion of revenues generated from health businesses. “How do we strengthen the entire sector in terms of infrastructure adherence level because if you want to talk about having some two or three large hospitals but if you don’t have the lowest adherence level then these large infrastructures may come before time

The 3rd UK East African Health Investment Summit in Kampala observed that critical in the health sector supply chain, there is the empowerment of private sector players in order to reduce pressure on public health services. “There is a tendency for the bulk of a population to seek treatment in public health facilities, facilities run by the government for both consultation and treatment. Well, as on the other side of the globe you find that a bulk of population consulting the private sector and acquiring drugs through private pharmacies or commercial pharmacies." Said, Winston Manzi – Procurement Specialist – Crown Agents.

Sector officials also singled out an undisputed reality about fraudulent insurance claims necessitating the need for safeguards. “We have people giving their health cards to the family members and the family members turn up at hospitals with the person who owns the card but the person leaves, so the verification process or the detection of who was actually been treated is a huge area that we are trying to address and we are trying to put measures in place to stop this till the use of technology which we also find inadequate or unreliable sometimes.” Said, Sheila Kivumu – Head, Legal & Compliance Department – Prudential Uganda.