Kigoma regIsters 11,454 households for the Universal Health Insurance scheme
Tanzania has registered over 11,000 households for its Universal Health Insurance scheme in the Kigoma region. The program aims to reduce financial barriers to healthcare for low-income families.
Why it matters
Demonstrates progress in public health policy and social welfare expansion in East Africa.
KIGOMA: A total of 11,454 households have been registered under the first phase of Tanzania’s Universal Health Insurance Scheme, targeting low-income households, representing 76 per cent of the target of 15,037 households.
Kigoma Regional Commissioner Ambassador Simon Siro announced the figures while briefing journalists ahead of the launch of the scheme’s second phase in the region, scheduled for October 21, 2026, at Rusimbi Dispensary in Kigoma Ujiji Municipality.
Siro said 33,446 people from the registered households had benefited from the scheme, representing 51 per cent of the 65,755 people initially targeted. He added that registration was continuing to reach the remaining eligible beneficiaries.
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