From: National Health Insurance Fund’s relationship to retail drug outlets: a Tanzania case study
Scheme | Improved Community Health Fund (iCHF) | Tiba Kwa Kadi (TIKA) | National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) | Social Health Insurance Benefit |
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Year started | 1996 (CHF) | 2009 | 1999–2001 | 2005 |
Membership | Rural informal sector | Urban informal sector | Civil servants, some private sector | Private sector workers |
Annual premium | Voluntary TSH 30,000 | Mandatory 3% of salary for civil servants; voluntary vifurushi plans TSH 30,000–100,000 | Voluntary 20% of salary | |
Benefits package | Primary health care and limited hospital care; medicines access at health facility | Inpatient/ outpatient at any certified facility; medicines access at health facility or retail outlet | Similar to NHIF | |
Population coverage as of 2019 | 23% | 9% | < 1% |