The Healthcare System Of Tanzania's Health Care In Tanzania

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Pressured by the demands of a growing population and limited by resources in a volatile economy, the government of Tanzania has created a decentralized multi-tiered health system. The majority of the system’s health facilities (approx. 65%) are government-run; however faith-based and for-profit providers also supply instrumental care services (Borghi et al. 2012). The system assumes and facilitates disparities in individuals’ wealth and accessibility to care. It employs a hierarchy of health services to provide people with general health services locally, and then refer them to increasingly more centralized and specialized facilities as needed. At the base of this operation are “health workers” (HW), who provide primary care to local community …show more content…

For example, in the last 15 years the government has created four public health insurance schemes. However, these schemes are only available to public servants, which help explain a low national insurance coverage, estimated 18.1%,(Mtei et al. 2012). The largest scheme, National Health Insurance (NHI), provides public servants and immediate family members with healthcare by requiring them to pay 3% of their monthly income. The government then matches this …show more content…

In of 2010, the population of Tanzania was 43.2 million and had an annual growth rate of 2.5%. Thus, by 2025 the system will have to accommodate the needs of 50% more people (Borghi et al. 2012). The system is also faced with the task of meeting the demands of a population with rapidly changing health concerns. For example, between 1990 and 2013, the IHME estimates that the Disability Adjusted life years (DALY) and Years Life Lost (YLL) for HIV/AIDS, increased by 123% and 128% in

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