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Two new reports from the recently completed SHIELD (Strategies for Health Insurance for Equity in Less Developed Countries) research project provide a critical analysis of health care services in Tanzania:

An assessment of the distribution of health service benefits in Tanzania
Benefit incidence analysis involves the analysis of the distribution of benefits from health care services across the population.  It requires the estimation of service utilization along with an estimation of the cost of the service, which values the benefit.  This report presents a system-wide analysis of the distribution of health care benefits in Tanzania, across the range of providers available in the country, comparing the distribution of benefits among households of different socio-economic status. 

 An assessment of health care financing progressivity in Tanzania
The Tanzanian health system is financed through various sources including user fees, public taxation, donors and health insurance contributions. The government has been demonstrating increasing commitment towards achieving universal health coverage by expanding health insurance coverage in the country.  However, the relative merits are unclear of expanding financial protection through health insurance cover as compared to general taxation, in terms of promoting health system equity. This report provides results of the study on financing incidence of different health care financing sources in Tanzania conducted under the SHIELD project.

To learn more about the SHIELD project, click here.