Tanzania, May 2 -- Dar es Salaam. The Association of Physicians of Tanzania (APHYTA) has said the upcoming NHIF's medical insurance packages should ensure seamless access to healthcare services without compromising quality or causing inconvenience to beneficiaries.

APHYTA president, Dr Mwanaada Kilima, told a gathering of physicians on Thursday, May 2, that despite the significant contribution made by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), medical practitioners have been encountering many challenges while attending to beneficiaries of the NHIF insurance scheme.

These challenges arise primarily due to the inadequate coverage of essential services by the NHIF insurance policy.

"We have submitted our proposals collectively through the...