Fees at the dispensary level: Is universal access being compromised?
The Local Government Reform Programme – LGR target to strengthen grassroots institution to govern, mobilize, manage resources and provide social services through participatory processes that have been well defined from hamlet to council level.
Is the community health fund better than user fees for financing public health care?
Local Institution have big potential for improving public health services if they could effectively manage the local delivery process and was feasible, mobilize community contributions to complement the resources they receive from the government
Are fees the major barrier to accessing public health care?
The major concern of the current health sector reform is the impact on the poor on their access to public health services. Reseach on the performance of user fees at the hospital level in Tanzania has found that the expenditure contribution from cost sharing has averaged between 20 to 65% and the availability of drugs […]