EAC eyes unified health insurance

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Ministry eyes compulsory health insurance
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THE government is considering enacting laws that will make health insurance compulsory to all, as a reliable way of ensuring accessibility of health services by everyone. The Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Seif Rashid, said this in Dar es Salaam ...

Efforts to mobilise residents in the city to join community health funds (CHF) have been reported to be successful as statistics show that enrolment to the CHF has reached 26 per cent in three years, Tanga District commissioner Halima Dendego has said.

Dissemination Workshop On EAC Health Projects and Programmes for Health Sector ...
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Arusha — A five-day dissemination workshop on EAC regional health projects and programmes for health sector stakeholders, line Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and County Health Officers concluded on 2nd October 2015 in Nairobi, Kenya.
DISSEMINATION WORKSHOP ON EAC HEALTH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES FOR HEALTH SECTOR ...StarAfrica.com

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East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 28 May 2015:In its efforts  to achieve an AIDS-free generation, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year project on Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership (CB-HIPP) designed to extend integrated health services in strategic border areas and other transport corridor sites. The ceremonial launch took place yesterday at the EAC...

 NEWLY LAUNCHED EAC-USAID HEALTH PROJECT TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES  ALONG CROSS BORDER SITES
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 28 May 2015: ​In its efforts  to achieve an AIDS-free generation, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year project on Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership (CB-HIPP) designed to extend integrated health services in strategic...

Tanzania: Health Insurance Service Versus Voluntary Contributions
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Medical expenses in many countries remain a common outcry affecting millions despite the growing demand for affordable system for enhanced provision of services for prevention, treatment and health promotion. However, the concept of better health for ...

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) subscribers here have asked the ministry of Health and Social Welfare to pursue legal actions against owners of private pharmacies authorised to provide health insurance services for what they described as misconduct in their duties.

>The East African Insurance Supervisors Association has agreed to develop a regional framework that will supervise activities of insurance companies with operations across the region through countries’ Insurance Regulatory Authorities.

>The East African Community (EAC) intends to initiate grand development projects on its 130-acre piece of land allocated to it by the Tanzania government at Kisongo - on the outskirts of Arusha - some years back.