Dar es Salaam, March 8 -- DAR ES SALAAM: THE government will pay back all the money it owes the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) from next financial year after completing verification of the debts, the funds Director General, Dr Benard Konga has said.

He said at a meeting with editors and senior reporters of mainstream media in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the Minister for Health Ms Ummy Mwalimu had promised to include in the forthcoming budget a total of 129bn/- it borrowed to construct Benjamin Mkapa Referral Zonal Hospital in Dodoma.

“As we speak, the government has completed verification of all the money used which is 129bn/- .and the Minister for Health said the money would be included in the budget and would be returned...