Equity Implications of Health Sector User Fees in Tanzania
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 […]
Primary education since the introduction of the Primary Education Development Plan
The Primary Education Development Plan (PEDP) was introduced in July 2001. The plan included the abolition of school fees, increased teacher recruitment, investment grants for new buildings as well as community mobilisation and empowerment of school committees.
Summary of conclusions from recent research and synthesis of key issues on poverty in Tanzania
Launched in 2000, the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) is the basis of Tanzania’s post Millennium social and economic development efforts. PRS focuses on (1) reducing income poverty; (2) improving human capabilities, survival, and social well-being; and (3) containing extreme vulnerability among the poor.
Citizens’ access to information on local government finances
Citizens’ access to information on local government and accounts is often considered a necessary condition for good governance. Without basic information on public revenues and expenditures, people cannot hold their leaders and executive officers accountable.
Vulnerability and Social Protection Programmes in Tanzania
This report describes the extent to which major social protection and risk management programmes and strategies adopted in Tanzania have contributed in shielding the extremely vulnerable individuals, households and communities in urban and rural areas from becoming poorer.
Poverty and Deforestation around the Gazetted Forests of the Coastal Belt of Tanzania
This study examines the relationship between poverty1 and deforestation2 around the gazetted forests3 of Kazimzumbwi, Pugu, Mabwe Pande, Kongowe and Pongwe in Dar es Salaam and Coast regions. It examines pressure exerted on the reserved forests by the nearby population and economic forces in the surrounding
The Role of Privatisation in Providing the Urban Poor Access to Social Services
The Case of Solid Waste Collection Services in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania A study to examine the role of privatisation in providing the urban poor access to essential social services was conducted in sixteen streets of Dar es Salaam classified as low-income areas. The study employed Participatory Rapid Appraisal (PRA) approach whereby information was collected […]
Demographic Factors, Household Composition, Employment and Household Welfare
This study has analysed two different Household Budget Survey (HBS) data to find out how the composition of poor households varies with the chosen method and index of distinguishing the households between poor and the non- poor. The objective of the study was to obtain evidence as to whether factors, other than large household size […]
The Role of Traditional Irrigation Systems (Vinyungu) in Alleviating Poverty in Iringa Rural District
This study was conducted to assess the role of vinyungu irrigation system in alleviating poverty in Iringa rural district in the southern highlands of Tanzania and covered five villages, Wasa, Uhominyi, Kihanga, Kising’a, and Lulanzi, representing three different Agroecological zones. Qualitative statistical methods were used to identify priorities in vinyungu farming and to establish relationships […]
Poverty and Family Size Patterns
Comparison Across African Countries The study was prompted by two earlier survey-based studies in Tanzania that showed less poverty with higher household size. The availability of data from Demographic and Health Surveys of the 1990s in many countries provided an opportunity to explore the finding on a varying spectrum across Africa, and Tanzania is explored […]
Assessment of Village Level Sugar Processing Technology in Tanzania
The Institute of Production Innovation (IPI) and the Faculty of Engineering (FoE), both of the University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) innovated a plant for processing crystalline sugar from sugarcane, at the village level in the mid-1980s. Fourteen such plants, as of 1999, have already been manufactured by IPI, twelve were installed and among them, […]
Poverty and Family Size in Tanzania
Survival and Accumulation Strategies at the Rural-Urban Interface
A Study of Ifakara Town, Tanzania Traditionally, small towns have been viewed as an extension of the exploitative arm of state capitalism and an instrument of rural under-development, draining cheaply obtained resources from the rural areas to the large cities. This study takes a different view, that small town may have a positive role in […]
Poverty, Environment and Livelihood along the Gradients of the Usambaras on Tanzania
Two of the most important global issues today are pervasive poverty and problems related to environmental degradation. The causal factors are complex (Leonard et al, 1989, Holmberg, 1991). There is considerable debate on the relationships between poverty and the environment. The “Brundtland Commission” brought to the forefront the links between development and the environment, concluding […]