A WORLD BANK STUDY
Accelerating Health Reforms through Collective Action
Experiences from East Africa
Yvonne Nkrumah and Julia Mensah, Editors
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Contents
Acknowledgments |
About the Contributors |
Abbreviations |
Chapter 1 | Background |
Yvonne Nkrumah and Julia Mensah |
Introduction |
Governance in PSM: A Crucial Role |
The Case for Collective Action |
Improving PSM Governance: The Initiative |
Why This Book? |
Outline of the Book |
Notes |
Chapter 2 | Putting Down Roots |
Jacqueline Idusso, Joseph Mhando, and Eva Ombaka |
Introduction |
Tanzania Country Context |
Key Health Issues and the Reform Agenda |
Key Challenges in the Pharmaceutical Sector |
Rationale for Setting up a Multistakeholder Coalition |
Multistakeholder Groups and Other Forms of Collaboration in Tanzania before 2010 |
Collaborations in the Health and Pharmaceutical Sectors |
Learning from Other Countries |
The Need for a Different Multistakeholder Approach in Tanzania |
From Dispersed Groups to Coalition |
Mapping the Stakeholders |
Identifying a Convener |
Clarifying Responsibilities |
Making the Coalition Work |
Lessons Learned |
Notes |
Chapter 3 | Growing a Strong Trunk |
Debra Gichio, Teresa Omondi, and Abel Nyakiongora |
Introduction |
Kenya Country Context |
Rationale for Setting Up a Multistakeholder Coalition |
Moving the Reform Agenda Forward |
Nourishing and Sustaining the Coalition |
Mobilizing Resources |
Leadership |
Creating a Sense of Ownership |
Providing the Right Incentives |
Celebration and Acknowledgment of Shared Achievements |
Challenges and Lessons Learned |
Notes |
Chapter 4 | Branching Out and Bearing Fruits |
Emmanuel Higenyi, Jacqueline Idusso, and Robinah Kaitiritimba |
Introduction |
The Ugandan Context |
Health Sector Hurdles and Opportunities |
The Pharmaceutical Subsector |
An Opportunity for Collaboration: The Existing Multistakeholder Landscape |
Working Together: Setting Priorities for Initial Steps |
Generating Evidence to Inform Policy |
Lessons Learned |
Notes |
Chapter 5 | Epilogue |
Kenya: The Forum for Transparency and Accountability in Pharmaceutical Procurement |
Tanzania: The Tanzania Multistakeholder Group on Pharmaceutical Procurement |
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