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ZIMBABWE
Assisted Medical Treatment Order (AMTO)
Programme
Country
Geographic area
Previous programme name (if any)
Start date
Programme objectives
Programme type
Programme components
Conditionalities (if any)
Targeting methods
Target areas
Target groups
Eligibility criteria
Eligibility reassessment (if any)
Type of benefits
Amount of benefits
Assisted Medical Treatment Order (AMTO)
Zimbabwe
Sub-Saharan Africa
Late 1960s
To enhance access to health care among vulnerable populations.
Non-contributory health insurance
Self-targeting; the programme targets people
at the point of service (hospital referral system). 1
Nationwide
Very poor households; elderly people; people with disabilities;
people who are severely ill; vulnerable children 2
Patients over the age of 60; people with disabilities;
orphans and vulnerable children; people who are chronically ill 2
Annual
Health insurance
Medical bills from beneficiaries are settled
from the time of programme enrolment.
Direct government payments to the hospitals upon receipt of claims.
Payment/delivery frequency
Benefit delivery mechanism
Benefit recipients
Patients
Minimum and maximum
Annual (beneficiaries can reapply if they are still patients)
duration of benefits (if any)
Coverage 25,000 beneficiaries (2011) 3
Programme expenditure USD700,000 (2011) 4
Institutions and agencies involved Government of Zimbabwe, Ministry of Public Service Labour
and Social Welfare; selected mission hospitals
Monitoring and evaluation
mechanisms and frequency
Spot checks on claims from hospitals.
See the references on page 197: Assisted Medical Treatment Order (AMTO)
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