equity implications of health sector user fees in tanzania

ANNEX 4 TOOL FOR ANALYSIS OF POVERTY REDUCTION
STRATEGY DOCUMENTS
CHECKLIST FOR THE ANALYSIS OF THE TANZANIA PRSP
a. General
1. What are the key policies and sectors in the PRSP?
2. What are the central values? Does the PRSP explicitly mention (and define) equity? Does the
PRSP explicitly mention the poor?
b. What is the role/attention for health and the health sector?
3. How frequently does the PRSP refer to ‘health’ and health related issues?
It mentions ‘health’ … times
4. In the context of poverty reduction, does the PRSP explicitly assign a particular role or
function to health?
� It does:
� It does not
b. To what extent does the PRSP define poverty (evidence-based health policy making)?
5. Does the PRSP define poverty?
� It does:
� It does not
6. Does the PRSP mention studies that have measured the scope, depth and distribution of
poverty (e.g. Living Standard Measurement Surveys, household surveys, living conditions
surveys, Qualitative Poverty Assessments, Participatory Poverty Assessments?)
� It does:
� It does not
7. Does the PRSP identify the poor (particular groups of people)?
� It does:
� It identifies societal poverty averages only
� It does not
8. Does the PRSP identify the poorest geographical regions?
� It explicitly does
� It addresses the regional distribution of poverty, but does not specifically identify the
poorest regions
� It does not
9. Is gender identified as a social dimension of poverty?
� It is
� It is not
c.1 To what extent does the PRSP address health from a pro-poor perspective (healthspecific
analysis: evidence-based health policy making)
10. Does the PRSP mention studies that have measured the burden of disease among the poor
(e.g. Demographic and Health surveys)?
� It does:
� It mentions studies that have measured the burden of disease among the population, but
does not explicitly refer to the poor
� It does not
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