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The insurance company is setting up a new datacentre in Dar es Salaam using Siemon cabinets and Z-MAX cabling solution .

As part of its upgrade programme , National Health Insurance Fund decided to configure a new datacentre at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam .

With a population of almost 52 million people , Tanzania is the 13th largest country in Africa but still one of the poorest in the world . However , there has been growth in the national economy and the government has pledged to improve the level of healthcare across the nation .

Launched in 2001 , the National Health Insurance Fund is Tanzania ’ s largest health insurance scheme and is compulsory for public sector workers . The scope of National Health Insurance Fund coverage has been widened since 2009 to include private sector workers and cover a range of heath related services , with employers giving 3 % contribution and employees also paying 3 %.

As the scope of National Health Insurance Fund has grown , so has the organisation ’ s reliance upon information technology to facilitate its administration and support services . As part of its upgrade programme , National Health Insurance Fund decided to configure a new datacentre at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam .

Bakari Yahaya Mhamali , National Health Insurance Fund ’ s Datacentre Manager , explains , “ We wanted a facility that could provide us with cutting edge performance in the short-term but also cope with our projected expansion plans . To configure the best possible solution , I contacted Emerging Communications .”

Also based in Dar es Salaam , Emerging Communications provides qualitative and cost effective services to a variety of clients and has a diverse range of accreditations and approvals from technology vendors .

Saidi Buhero , Emerging Communications ’ s Managing Director , states , “ We have a team of qualified , motivated and experienced personnel that can configure datacentre solutions . As a Siemon Certified Installer , after discussing the various options with Bakari , I had no hesitation in recommending a solution that made extensive use of the company ’ s products .”

Buhero ’ s strategy centres around deploying six Siemon VersaPOD www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO

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