Why are pro-poor exemption policies in Tanzania better implemented in some districts than in others?

Table 1 Key characteristics of the study settings

	Iramba district	Lindi district
Population	236,282 people	194,143 people
Community Health Fund enrolment rate¹	28.1%	0.4%
Hospitals	2	1
Health Centres	6	6
Dispensaries	60	30
Divisions	7	9
Wards	31	30
Villages	143	134
Health workers available	43%	50%
Shortage of health workers	57%	50%

¹The national Community Health Fund coverage rate is about 7.9% (National Health Insurance Fund data of 2011).

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