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Brief Overview

The University of Malawi Medical Scheme (UNIMED) was formed in June 2009 to provide affordable healthcare finance for the healthcare needs of staff of the former University of Malawi (UNIMA), and their dependents and all bonafide students.

Currently, after the delinking of UNIMA, UNIMED serves the new University of Malawi (UNIMA), Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS), Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR).

The Scheme is an in-house arrangement allowing members more flexibility and better benefit options. The Scheme maintains the best relationships with Service Providers ensuring that members have a 24 -hour access to medical treatment

Our Mission

To promote good health and enhance the well-being of members by providing equitable access to comprehensive and affordable healthcare benefits and services.

Benefits Of UNIMED

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No Drug brand restrictions

All medicines are covered as long as they provide a medical benefit. There are no restrictions on medication to be dispensed by your hospital. Please refer to the general exclusions for a detailed list of excluded procedures and treatment.

Flexibility

The in-house arrangement is very flexible for staff and students especially when itcomes to making special considerations for staff and students with special needs

Commitment to Customer Service

The Scheme’s staff is dedicated to customer service to ensure that clients are not inconvenienced when they need medical assistance at any hour of the day. The Scheme has various communication lines that are open 24/7 to ensure that help is readily available. Please see our contacts page

Commitment to Service improvement

All the excess money that the Scheme realizes will be used to improve the services of the Scheme thereby directly benefiting the members. With UNIMED service improvement is always guaranteed

Your healthcare is our core responsibility

The UNIMED office was set up solely to provide healthcare services to staff and students. This is our key responsibility. UNIMED is not for profit; its major goal is to provide the best medical benefits to its members.

Core Values
  • Professionalism - The Scheme embrace professionalism in its work
  • Confidentiality - We deal with our members information with care, respect and dignity
  • Responsiveness - We respond to our members with attitude of service
  • Commitment - We serve members according to their expectation
  • Integrity - We act openly and truthfully in everything we do