DODOMA, Feb. 5 -- THE government has directed Regional and District Medical Officers, as well as health facility in-charges, to strictly enforce national guidelines to ensure that citizens, especially priority groups have access health services without hindrance.

Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Florence Samizi, told the National Assembly yesterday that the government has officially launched the first phase of the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) Act, which covers key vulnerable groups. She said the groups include children, pregnant women, persons with disabilities and elderly people who lack financial means, adding that all beneficiaries under these categories will be fully covered by the government.

“With this phase now underway, ...