Tanzania visits Zimbabwe to learn how its AIDS levy pays for HIV care
As foreign funding becomes less certain, about half of Zimbabwe's dedicated fund goes on treatment, care and support.
Harare — A Tanzanian delegation has visited Zimbabwe to study how Zimbabwe pays for HIV services with its own money, through the National AIDS Trust Fund, commonly known as the AIDS Levy.
Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora said predictable financing, accountability and national ownership are essential, and that the levy reduces exposure to declining or unpredictable foreign support. Domestic money, he added, should complement international cooperation, not replace it.
About 50% of the fund goes to treatment, care and support, and 12% to prevention. The rest covers logistics, coordination, monitoring and other delivery costs. The minister approves its annual work plan and budget.
Mombeshora cautioned that funding models cannot simply be copied between countries, because economies and institutions differ. He said the visit would also let Zimbabwe learn from Tanzania's experience.
Source: 263Chat via allAfrica, November 2026.
