Dar es Salaam. The Universal Health Insurance (UHI) scheme officially starts today, Monday, January 26, 2026, to ensure that every Tanzanian can access healthcare services without financial barriers.
The scheme is being implemented under the Universal Health Insurance Act, 2023, which was passed by Parliament on November 1, 2023, assented to by President Samia Suluhu Hassan on November 19, 2023, and subsequently published in Government Gazette No. 48 of December 1, 2023.
