Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania

This policy note is designed to support the development of the health financing strategy in Tanzania. It is directed at decision makers in the areas of health and social policy as well as the Ministry of Finance, which will play a crucial role in i...

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Main Author: Haazen, Dominic
Format: Publication
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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spelling okr-10986-22402021-04-23T14:02:00Z Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania Haazen, Dominic ACCESS TO SERVICES FRAGMENTATION HEALTH HEALTH FINANCING STRATEGY OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT POVERTY REDUCTION PREPAYMENT QUALITY REFORM OPTIONS RESOURCE USE SOCIAL POLICY SUSTAINABILITY This policy note is designed to support the development of the health financing strategy in Tanzania. It is directed at decision makers in the areas of health and social policy as well as the Ministry of Finance, which will play a crucial role in integrating the financial implications of this note into the overall fiscal situation in Tanzania. It is also hoped that this note will stimulate debate among interested stakeholders on the best funding modalities for health and the most appropriate ways to integrate those modalities. On the basis of the data and options described in this policy note, the World Bank will work with authorities and other interested stakeholders to develop a financing program to support the needed reforms in these sectors. This policy note provides background information, cross-country examples, and policy options, which can all be incorporated into the development of a comprehensive health financing strategy. It also provides a framework for looking at the various elements of the health financing system, and it explores the financial, economic, and health system implications of a number of the options. 2012-03-19T08:44:19Z 2012-03-19T08:44:19Z 2012-02-13 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20120210015600 978-0-8213-9473-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2240 English World Bank Study CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Tanzania
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topic ACCESS TO SERVICES
FRAGMENTATION
HEALTH
HEALTH FINANCING STRATEGY
OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREPAYMENT
QUALITY
REFORM OPTIONS
RESOURCE USE
SOCIAL POLICY
SUSTAINABILITY
spellingShingle ACCESS TO SERVICES
FRAGMENTATION
HEALTH
HEALTH FINANCING STRATEGY
OUT-OF-POCKET PAYMENT
POVERTY REDUCTION
PREPAYMENT
QUALITY
REFORM OPTIONS
RESOURCE USE
SOCIAL POLICY
SUSTAINABILITY
Haazen, Dominic
Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania
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Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa
Tanzania
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description This policy note is designed to support the development of the health financing strategy in Tanzania. It is directed at decision makers in the areas of health and social policy as well as the Ministry of Finance, which will play a crucial role in integrating the financial implications of this note into the overall fiscal situation in Tanzania. It is also hoped that this note will stimulate debate among interested stakeholders on the best funding modalities for health and the most appropriate ways to integrate those modalities. On the basis of the data and options described in this policy note, the World Bank will work with authorities and other interested stakeholders to develop a financing program to support the needed reforms in these sectors. This policy note provides background information, cross-country examples, and policy options, which can all be incorporated into the development of a comprehensive health financing strategy. It also provides a framework for looking at the various elements of the health financing system, and it explores the financial, economic, and health system implications of a number of the options.
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author Haazen, Dominic
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title Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania
title_short Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania
title_full Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania
title_fullStr Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Making Health Financing Work for Poor People in Tanzania
title_sort making health financing work for poor people in tanzania
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
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