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dc.contributor.authorShayo, Elizabeth H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMboera, Leonard E. G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBlystad, Astriden_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T15:20:45Z
dc.date.available2014-03-14T15:20:45Z
dc.date.issued2013-07-12eng
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/7857
dc.description.abstractBackground: In Tanzania, decentralisation processes and reforms in the health sector aimed at improving planning and accountability in the sector. As a result, districts were given authority to undertake local planning and set priorities as well as allocate resources fairly to promote the health of a population with varied needs. Nevertheless, priority setting in the health care service has remained a challenge. The study assessed the priority setting processes in the planning of the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme at the district level in Tanzania. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in Mbarali district, south-western Tanzania. The study applied indepth interviews and focus group discussions in the data collection. Informants included members of the Council Health Management Team, regional PMTCT managers and health facility providers. Results: Two plans were reported where PMTCT activities could be accommodated; the Comprehensive Council Health Plan and the Regional PMTCT Plan that was donor funded. As donors had their own globally defined priorities, it proved difficult for district and regional managers to accommodate locally defined PMTCT priorities in these plans. As a result few of these were funded. Guidelines and main priority areas of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) also impacted on the ability of the districts and regions to act, undermining the effectiveness of the decentralisation policy in the health sector. Conclusion: The challenges in the priority setting processes revealed within the PMTCT initiative indicate substantial weaknesses in implementing the Tanzania decentralisation policy. There is an urgent need to revive the strategies and aims of the decentralisation policy at all levels of the health care system with a view to improving health service delivery.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centraleng
dc.relation.ispartof<a href="http://hdl.handle.net/1956/10542" target="blank">Stakeholder engagement in health-related decision making. The Case of Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission in Tanzania</a>
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/eng
dc.subjectPlanningeng
dc.subjectPriority settingeng
dc.subjectPMTCTeng
dc.subjectDecentralisationeng
dc.subjectDonor influenceeng
dc.subjectTanzaniaeng
dc.titleStakeholders' participation in planning and priority setting in the context of a decentralised health care system: the case of prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programme in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.date.updated2013-08-23T08:35:49Z
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2013 Shayo et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.rights.holderElizabeth H Shayo et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.source.articlenumber273
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-273
dc.identifier.cristin1052349
dc.source.journalBMC Health Services Research
dc.source.4013


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