Health care systems are faced with the challenge of resource scarcity and have insufficient
resources to respond to all health problems and target groups simultaneously. Hence …

The excess of malaria-attributed mortality in the African region is estimated to be well over a
million, mainly because of the premature death of children younger than 5 years of age and …

Background Most low and middle income countries (LMICs) are currently not on track to
reach the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). One way to accelerate …

Background Decentralization of public health planning is proposed to facilitate public
participation in health issues. Health Sector Reform in Tanzania places emphasis on the …

Background Despite the growing importance of the Accountability for Reasonableness
(A4R) framework in priority setting worldwide, there is still an inadequate understanding of …

Background Historically, environmental management has brought important achievements
in malaria control and overall improvements of health conditions. Currently, however …

During the 1990s, Tanzania like many other developing countries adopted health sector
reforms. The most common policy change under the health sector reforms has been …

Priority setting within health systems has not led to accountable, fair and sustainable
solutions to improving population health. Providers, users and other stakeholders each have …

Context Tanzania has rich medicinal plant (MP) resources, and most rural inhabitants rely
on traditional healing practices for their primary healthcare needs. However, available …

The retail sector has been at the center of recent policy debates concerning its role in
malaria control programs in Africa. This article closely examines the perspectives of owners …