What are the University of Buea Student Health Insurance Benefits?

What Benefits does Health Insurance at University of Buea offers to students?

At the University of Buea each student is required to undergo a medical examination at the beginning of each academic year before registration. Students are to do the medical examination early so as to avoid congestion during the registration period. The examination is obligatory for all UB Students. kamerpower.com

To benefit from the UB insurance policy,

• Each student must have undergone the annual systematic medical examination.
• Each student mush have registered in the University of Buea Health Centre for the current academic year.
• All medical conditions must have been reported to the University Health Centre or referred by the University Health Centre to another medical Centre.

UB Health Insurance Benefits for registered students

The University of Buea provides health insurance for all registered students with the following benefits:

• Reimbursement of medical expenses for all serious illness – 350,000FCFA maximum.
• Physical disability after accident – 500,000FCFA.
• Medical expenses incurred after accident – 50,000FCFA.
  
• Death through illness – 250,000FCFA.
  
• Funeral expenses (transport, casket) – 300,000FCFA.
  
• Death by accident – 500,000FCFA.

Registration Procedure for Compulsory UB Medical Examination 

• The photocopy of receipt marked “HEALTH CENTRE COPY” should be attached to the test results and reports from a Government Hospital or University of Buea Health Centre and presented at the Health Centre of the University.
• The Health Centre will in turn issue an attestation which the student will present at his/her Faculty for registration.
• All these tests should be done either in a Government Hospital or at the Health Centre of the University of Buea.
• Fresh students who opt to do the tests in the University Health Centre will pay a fee of 5.000FCFA.
• The test results should be sealed, marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and addressed to the Head of the Health Centre, University of Buea.

The following Test results and reports expected at the UB Health Centre at the time of registration:

1. Weight and height
2. Blood pressure.
3. Chest X-Ray
4. Blood sugar level
5. Vision
6. Urine analysis
7. Hearing
8. Tuberculosis.

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