Dar es Salaam, Jan. 17 -- A new era of healthcare is set to begin for millions of Tanzanians this month as the government launches the pilot phase of the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) programme.

Designed to dismantle financial barriers, the initiative promises that no citizen, from rural farmers to urban petty traders, will be turned away from any hospital due to the size of their wallets.

The UHI rollout stands as a flagship pillar of President Samia Suluhu Hassans 100- day implementation agenda for her second term, signalling a bold start to her administrations renewed social contract with the people.

Under the pilot phase, the government is putting its money where its mouth is by fully covering health insurance premiums for the c...