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Private health sector assessment in Tanzania / James White, Barbara O'Hanlon, Grace Chee, Emmanuel Malangalila, Adeline Kimambo, Jorge Coarasa, Sean Callahan, Ilana Ron Levey, and Kim McKeon.

Title
Private health sector assessment in Tanzania / James White, Barbara O'Hanlon, Grace Chee, Emmanuel Malangalila, Adeline Kimambo, Jorge Coarasa, Sean Callahan, Ilana Ron Levey, and Kim McKeon.
Author
White, James, 1980-
Publication
Washington, DC : The World Bank, [2013]

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World Bank issuing body.
Description
xvi, 197 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
Mainland Tanzania exemplifies the developing world's struggle to achieve middle-income status while confronting widespread poverty and substantial health challenges. Tanzania's struggle with HIV/AIDS, reproductive and child health, malaria, and tuberculosis are characterized by both positive recent trends and persistent challenges. A high disease burden coupled with finite public sector resources has led the government of Tanzania to increasingly seek innovative tools to protect the health and wellbeing of its citizens. Previous reform efforts have included decentralizing decisionmaking author.
Subject
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care
  • Private Sector
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Medical care > Tanzania > Evaluation
  • Health services accessibility > Tanzania
  • Patient Care
  • Tanzania
Note
  • "A World Bank study."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction and methodology -- The private health sector within the Tanzanian health system -- Policy and enabling environment to mobilize the private sector in health -- Service delivery in the private health sector -- Private sector human resources for health -- Access to essential pharmaceutical and medical commodities -- The role of health financing in enabling a sustainable private health sector -- Strategic priorities for increased private sector engagement in health.
ISBN
  • 9781464800405 (alk. paper)
  • 1464800405 (alk. paper)
  • 9781464800429 (eISBN) (canceled/invalid)
  • 1464800421 (eISBN) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2013022868
OCLC
  • 849787585
  • SCSB-11987841
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library