(1) The object of the Fund is to provide finance to subsidize the cost of provision of healthcare services to members of district mutual health insurance schemes licensed by the Council.

(2) For the purpose of implementing the object, the monies from the Fund shall be expended as follows:

(a) to provide subsidy of such level as the Council shall determine to district mutual health insurance schemes;

(b) to reinsure district mutual health insurance schemes against random fluctuations on cost under conditions to be determined by the Council;

(c) to set aside some monies from the Fund to provide for the health care cost of indigents;

(d) to provide support to facilitate provision of or access to health service;

(e) to invest in any other facilitating programme to promote access to health service as may be determined by the Minister in consultation with the council.