“The health sector was allocated Tanzanian Shillings (TSh) 2.22 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/2018. This represents a 34 per cent nominal increase on FY 2016/2017 or a 28 percent increase once adjusting for inflation. The health budget accounts for 7 per cent of the national budget and 1.8 peRcent of gross domestic product (GDP). While accounting for nearly 10 per cent of the total budget in FY 2013/2014 it decreased to 7 per cent in FY 2017/2018.”
