Country | Nature of insurance scheme | Period of implementation | Management body |
Algeria26 | Public health insurance | Since 1949 | Public Social Security Fund |
Benin27 61 | Public health insurance | Since 2011 | Public Health Insurance Fund |
Burundi28 | Public health insurance | Since 1984 | Decentralised administration |
Djibouti29 63 | Public health insurance | Since 2014 | Public Social Security Fund |
Ethiopia37 | CBHI | Since 2011 | CBHI |
Gabon30 | Public health insurance | Since 2008 | Public Health Insurance Fund |
Ghana31 70 | Public health insurance | Since 2012 | Public Health Insurance Fund |
CBHI | From 2004 to 2012 | CBHI | |
Kenya10 | Public health insurance | Since 1998 | Public Health Insurance Fund |
Mali66 | CBHI | Since 2011 | CBHI |
Morocco60 | Public health insurance | Since 2005 | Public Health Insurance Fund |
Nigeria64 | Private health insurance | Since 2005 | Insurance companies |
Rwanda35 | Public health insurance | Since 2015 | Public Social Security Fund |
CBHI | From 1999 to 2015 | CBHI | |
Senegal50 | CBHI | Since 2013 | CBHI |
Sudan40 | Public health insurance | Since 1994 | Public Health Insurance Fund |
Tanzania10 42 | CBHI | Since 2001 | CBHI |
Tunisia62 74 | Public health insurance | Since 1960 | Public Health Insurance Fund |
CBHI, community-based health insurance.