Tanzania - Mainland
- Alexandre Vanobberghen
- Konstanze Lang
- Uwe Wahser
Overview
Country/Region | Tanzania - Mainland |
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Solution | Health Insurance |
Program Operator | President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) |
Program type | Community Health Fund (Government run Voluntary Health Insurance programme) |
Implemented since | 2012 |
Implementing Partner(s) | |
Supporting Partner(s) | Financial Assistance: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation |
Version | v1.5.1 (build 2021.4.12.1030) |
Functionalities used |
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Coverage | 26 regions |
Number of beneficiaries | 3,092,118 |
Note | 4,560,657 individuals registered in CHF-IMIS till date. |
Number of users | 43,000 |
Number of health facilities | 6,270 |
Last update | July 2021 |
Scheme Features
Health scheme implemented since | 2001 |
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Name of openIMIS focal point |
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Total number of health scheme employees | Structure: Currently 2 full time at national level + 26*3 positions per region (some full but mostly part time) + 183*3 positions per district (some full but mostly part time) + 1 EO per village (commission based - currently over 16,000) |
Total number of employees using openIMIS | Over 22,000 user accounts (each staff above and over 6000 health facility staff claim admin accounts) |
Total number of employees not trained on openIMIS |
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Number of health insurance products managed by the health scheme and using openIMIS | 26 (1 per region) |
Product Features
Number of households covered | 312,033 |
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Note | 622,804 families registered in CHF-IMIS till date. |
Average size of a household | 4.9 is the national average and in iCHF family up to 6 members are enrolled for the set contribution amount |
Household contribution amount | 30,000 TZS per household (150,000 TZS in Dar es Salaam) |
Individual contribution | n/a |
Average amount paid for a claim |
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Last Update | July 2021 |
Specifications of the openIMIS used:
Version | v1.5.1 (build 2021.4.12.1030) |
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Has anything been modified (customization) | Many features continue to be added and provided in the Github repository for Tanzania |
What standards are used to code services, items, diagnosis and products | ICD 9 originally and then shifted to ICD 10 since 2019. |
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