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dc.contributor.authorChimhutu, Victor
dc.contributor.authorTjomsland, Marit
dc.contributor.authorSongstad, Nils Gunnar
dc.contributor.authorMrisho, Mwifadhi
dc.contributor.authorMoland, Karen Marie
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-07T13:43:14Z
dc.date.available2016-03-07T13:43:14Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-02
dc.PublishedGlobalization and Health 2015, 11:38eng
dc.identifier.issn1744-8603
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/11459
dc.description.abstractBackground: Prompted by the need to achieve progress in health outcomes, payment for performance (P4P) schemes are becoming popular policy options in the health systems in many low income countries. This paper describes the policy process behind the introduction of a payment for performance scheme in the health sector of Tanzania illuminating in particular the interests of and roles played by the Government of Norway, the Government of Tanzania and the other development partners. Methods: The study employed a qualitative research design using in-depth interviews (IDIs), observations and document reviews. Thirteen IDIs with key-informants representing the views of ten donor agencies and government departments influential in the process of introducing the P4P scheme in Tanzania were conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Oslo, Norway. Data was collected on the main trends and thematic priorities in development aid policy, countries and actors perceived to be proponents and opponents to the P4P scheme, and P4P agenda setting in Tanzania. Results: The initial introduction of P4P in the health sector of Tanzania was controversial. The actors involved including the bilateral donors in the Health Basket Fund, the World Bank, the Tanzanian Government and high level politicians outside the Health Basket Fund fought for their values and interests and formed alliances that shifted in the course of the process. The process was characterized by high political pressure, conflicts, changing alliances, and, as it evolved, consensus building. Conclusion: The P4P policy process was highly political with external actors playing a significant role in influencing the agenda in Tanzania, leaving less space for the Government of Tanzania to provide leadership in the process. Norway in particular, took a leading role in setting the agenda. The process of introducing P4P became long and frustrating causing mistrust among partners in the Health Basket Fund.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centraleng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/13052" target="blank">Results-Based Financing (RBF) in the health sector of a low-income country. From agenda setting to implementation: The case of Tanzania</a>
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/eng
dc.subjectPayment for performance (P4P)eng
dc.subjectResults-based financing (RBF)eng
dc.subjectHealth systemseng
dc.subjectLow-income contextseng
dc.subjectPartnershipeng
dc.subjectMaternal and child healtheng
dc.subjectHealth worker motivationeng
dc.subjectTanzaniaeng
dc.titleIntroducing payment for performance in the health sector of Tanzania- the policy processeng
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2015-11-10T11:58:28Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2015 The Authorseng
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-015-0125-9
dc.identifier.cristin1263145


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