TY - JOUR

T1 - Promoting community participation in priority setting in district health systems

T2 - experiences from Mbarali district, Tanzania

AU - Kamuzora, Peter

AU - Maluka, Stephen

AU - Ndawi, Benedict

AU - Byskov, Jens

AU - Hurtig, Anna-Karin

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - 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 public-sector 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.

AB - 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 public-sector 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.

U2 - 10.3402/gha.v6i0.22669

DO - 10.3402/gha.v6i0.22669

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 24280341

VL - 6

JO - Global Health Action

JF - Global Health Action

SN - 1654-9716

M1 - 22669

ER -