Operational challenges of engaging development partners in district health planning in Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Development Assistance for Health (DAH) represents an important source of health financing in many low and middle-income countries. However, there are few accounts on how priorities funded through DAH are integrated with district health priorities. This study is aimed at understanding the operational challenges of engaging development partners in district health planning in Tanzania.

Methods

This explanatory mixed-methods study was conducted in Kinondoni and Bahi districts, representing urban and rural settings of the country. Data collection took place between November and December 2015. The quantitative tools (mapping checklist, district questionnaire and Development partners (DPs) questionnaire) mapped the DPs and their activities and gauged the strength of DP

SUBMITTER: Kiologwe JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8800550 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature