Who is at the table and who has the power? Case study analysis of decision-making processes for the Global Financing Facility in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2015, Tanzania joined the Global Financing Facility (GFF), a global health initiative for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH-N). Despite its resource mobilization goals, little is known about power dynamics in GFF policy processes. This paper presents the first power analysis of Tanzania's GFF engagement.

Objective

To examine policy processes in developing GFF documents during its first two phases in Tanzania.

Methods

An exploratory qualitative case study using document reviews (*n* = 22) and key informant interviews (*n* = 21) conducted in 2022-2023. Data were thematically analyzed and interpreted using Gaventa's power cube (levels, spaces, and forms of power).

Results

Stakeholders praised the GFF'

SUBMITTER: Shamba D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12416002 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature