Table 1.

Features and trends of the Ishaka and SHU schemes

	Ishaka	SHU
Type	Provider-driven	Community-run
Premium per annum per person (US$)	8	2
Co-payment OPD (US$)	0.5	Varies per sub-scheme
IPD (US$)	2.5
Benefit package	Inpatient and outpatient care at Ishaka hospital	In-patient and out patient care at Kiwoko hospital
Exclusions	Chronic diseases, dental and optic care	Chronic conditions
Yearly coverage*
2002	1163 (2%)	824 (<1%)
2003	1339 (3%)	1593 (3%)
2004	1106 (2%)	2156 (4%)
2005	970 (2%)	2840 (6%)

* The percentages in the table reflect the CHI coverage of the population living in the hospital catchment area.