This article examines Community-Based Health Insurance in East Africa: Mutuelles, CHIFs, and Financial Protection: Towards Sustainable Development Goals with a focused emphasis on Tanzania within the field of Business. It is structured as a policy analysis article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.