Miss. Neema Deodatus Rwegasira

Ms. Neema D. Rwegasira is a social protection academic and emerging researcher, currently serving as a Tutorial Assistant at the Institute of Finance Management (IFM), Tanzania. She holds a Master's Degree in Insurance and Actuarial Science; and currently, pursuing a Master of Science in Social Protection and Policy Development, focusing her research on the determinants of universal health insurance uptake among households in Tanzania.

Her academic interests include social protection administration, social security policy formulation and reform, institutional effectiveness, and the expansion of social insurance coverage, particularly among informal sector workers and underserved populations. She is passionate about teaching, research, and advancing evidence-based policies and innovative approaches that promote inclusive, effective, and sustainable social protection systems in Tanzania and beyond.