Medical officers listen to a speech by Vice President Samia Hassan Suluhu during the opening of the 49th National Health Conference in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday. PHOTO | ERICKY BONIPHACE
What you need to know:
Currently, the government shoulders the burden of over 60 per cent of Tanzanians who are exempted from paying medical bills, especially children, pregnant women and the elderly according to the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children.