Pula Medical Aid endures sluggish economy

Pula Medical Aid says it has survived the economic downtown
Pula Medical Aid says it has survived the economic downtown

Economic pressures that have been bedevilling the country in recent years have not prevented Pula Medical Aid Fund from maintaining a healthy financial standing. The medical aid scheme said it managed to evade the economic setbacks by continuously adapting and evolving its products.

Addressing the media last week, Pula principal officer, Thato Moumakwa said of late, Botswana’s economy has been under a lot of pressure, experiencing a number of setbacks due to the financial crunch that has resulted in the closure of a number of organisations.

“However as Pula, we want to reassure our valued members, their dependents and our stakeholders that due to our positive solvency margin, we retain a healthy financial standing and are as stable and dependable as ever,” he said. Having been in existence for more than 25 years, Moumakwa said the Fund is still going strong with a healthy financial standing. He said this is due to the fact that they understand the needs of their members and continuously adapt and develop their products to better suit their health care needs.

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BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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