To resolve this, the ministry is designing a dedicated national health insurance scheme for seniors. Under the proposed framework, UGX 5,000 from the enhanced UGX 35,000 monthly stipend could be automatically funneled into an insurance pool, bypassing the age limitations traditional private insurers impose on individuals over 75.
Türk pointed to severe restrictions on education, employment, freedom of movement and participation in public life, alongside strict dress rules and the complete exclusion of women from public decision-making. Fresh decrees issued this year make it more difficult for a woman to separate from a spouse and implicitly authorise child marriage and violence against women and children.