NHIMA

OBJECTIVES OF THE SCHEME

To ensure that every Zambian has access to good health care services.
To protect families from the financial hardship of huge medical bills.
To limit the rise in the cost of health care services.
To ensure equitable distribution of health care costs among different income groups.
To maintain high standards of health care delivery services within the Scheme.
To ensure efficiency in health care services.
To improve and harness private sector participation in the provision of health care services.
To ensure equitable distribution of health facilities between rural and urban communities .
To ensure appropriate patronage of all levels of health care.
To ensure the availability of funds to the health sector for improved services.