Promoting Community Participation in Priority Setting in District Health Systems: Experiences from Mbarali District, Tanzania
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Date
2013
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Co-action Publishing
Abstract
Community participation in priority setting in health systems has gained importance all over the
world, particularly in resource-poor settings where governments have often failed to provide adequate publicsector
services for their citizens. Incorporation of public views into priority setting is perceived as a means to
restore trust, improve accountability, and secure cost-effective priorities within healthcare. However, few
studies have reported empirical experiences of involving communities in priority setting in developing
countries. The aim of this article is to provide the experience of implementing community participation and
the challenges of promoting it in the context of resource-poor settings, weak organizations, and fragile
democratic institutions.
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Keywords
Community participation, Priority setting, District health systems, Tanzania
Citation
Kamuzora, P., Maluka, S., Ndawi, B., Byskov, J. and Hurtig, A.K., 2013. Promoting community participation in priority setting in district health systems: experiences from Mbarali district, Tanzania. Global health action, 6.