Religious scholars dispute government’s healthcare scheme
01 Feb 2010, 6:44 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
The vice president of religious organisation Jamiyyath-al-Salaf, Sheikh Hassan Moosa Fikry has claimed the government’s ‘Madhana’ healthcare scheme resembles an insurance program and is against the principles of Islam.
Sheikh Hassan said that the Madhana health insurance scheme “was not a balanced system” and represented
”a loss for both the people and the government.”
”a loss for both the people and the government.”
He also claimed that the Madhana scheme was not organised according to the Islamic banking system.
‘Madhana’ is a scheme run by the government that provides up to Rf100,000 (US$7782) of medical treatment for members, in return for an annual fee of Rf2000 (US$155).
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