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Determinants of community health fund membership in Tanzania: a mixed methods analysis by Macha, Jane, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Makawia, Suzan, Mtei, Gemini, Borghi, Josephine

“…In many developing countries, initiatives are underway to strengthen voluntary community based health insurance as a means of expanding access to affordable…”
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Investigating sustainability challenges for the National Health Insurance Fund in Tanzania: a modelling approach by Osetinsky, Brianna, Fink, Günther, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Tediosi, Fabrizio

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to model the long-term cost associated with expanding public health insurance coverage in Tanzania.Design, setting and participantsWe…”
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Assessment of Strategic Healthcare Purchasing Arrangements and Functions Towards Universal Coverage in Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Makawia, Suzan, Binyaruka, Peter, Manzi, Fatuma

“…Strategic health purchasing in low- and middle-income countries has received substantial attention as countries aim to achieve universal health coverage (UHC),…”
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A political economy analysis of strengthening health information system in Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Mollel, Henry, Machonchoryo, John Matiko, Margini, Federica, Jaribu, Jennie, Binyaruka, Peter

“…Background Many countries' health systems are implementing reforms to improve the functioning and performance of the Health Management Information System…”
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Assessment of equity in healthcare financing and benefits distribution in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study protocol by Binyaruka, Peter, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Ally, Mariam, Piatti, Moritz, Mtei, Gemini

“…IntroductionAchieving universal health coverage goal by ensuring access to quality health service without financial hardship is a policy target in many…”
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How to bring research evidence into policy? Synthesizing strategies of five research projects in low-and middle-income countries by Erismann, Séverine, Pesantes, Maria Amalia, Beran, David, Leuenberger, Andrea, Farnham, Andrea, Berger Gonzalez de White, Monica, Labhardt, Niklaus Daniel, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Akweongo, Patricia, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Zinsstag, Jakob, Brugger, Fritz, Somerville, Claire, Wyss, Kaspar, Prytherch, Helen

“…Addressing the uptake of research findings into policy-making is increasingly important for researchers who ultimately seek to contribute to improved health…”
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Resource use, availability and cost in the provision of critical care in Tanzania: a systematic review by Kazibwe, Joseph, Shah, Hiral A, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Schell, Carl Otto, Khalid, Karima, Tran, Phuong Bich, Ghosh, Srobana, Baker, Tim, Guinness, Lorna

“…ObjectivesCritical care is essential in saving lives of critically ill patients, however, provision of critical care across lower resource settings can be…”
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An assessment of equity in the distribution of non-financial health care inputs across public primary health care facilities in Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Borghi, Josephine, Remme, Michelle, Mtei, Gemini

“…There is limited evidence on how health care inputs are distributed from the sub-national level down to health facilities and their potential influence on…”
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The role of accountability in the performance of Jazia prime vendor system in Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Obrist, Brigit, Metta, Emmy, Chiluda, Fiona, Wiedenmayer, Karin, Wyss, Kaspar

“…Access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines for all is a central component of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the…”
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Essential emergency and critical care as a health system response to critical illness and the COVID19 pandemic: what does it cost? by Guinness, Lorna, Kairu, Angela, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Khalid, Karima, Awadh, Khamis, Were, Vincent, Barasa, Edwine, Shah, Hiral, Baker, Peter, Schell, Carl Otto, Baker, Tim

“…Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) is a novel approach to the care of critically ill patients, focusing on first-tier, effective, low-cost,…”
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Acceptability of a Prime Vendor System in Public Healthcare Facilities in Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Metta, Emmy, Obrist, Brigit, Wiedenmayer, Karin, Msamba, Vicky-Sidney, Wyss, Kaspar

“…Pharmaceutical supply chain management in low- and middle-income countries has received substantial attention to address the shortage of medicines at…”
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Economic evaluation of an alternative drug to sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine as intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy by Sicuri, Elisa, Fernandes, Silke, Macete, Eusebio, González, Raquel, Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain, Massougbodgi, Achille, Abdulla, Salim, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Katana, Abraham, Desai, Meghna, Cot, Michel, Ramharter, Michael, Kremsner, Peter, Slustker, Laurence, Aponte, John, Hanson, Kara, Menéndez, Clara

“…Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is recommended in HIV-negative women to avert malaria, while this…”
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The effects of medicines availability and stock-outs on household’s utilization of healthcare services in Dodoma region, Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Wyss, Kaspar, Wiedenmayer, Karin, Metta, Emmy, Tediosi, Fabrizio

“…Abstract Low- and middle-income countries have been undertaking health finance reforms to address shortages of medicines. However, data are lacking on how…”
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A network analysis of patient referrals in two district health systems in Tanzania by Francetic, Igor, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Kuwawenaruwa, August

“…Abstract Patient referral systems are fragile and overlooked components of the health system in Tanzania. Our study aims at exploring patient referral networks…”
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Toward mandatory health insurance in low‐income countries? An analysis of claims data in Tanzania by Durizzo, Kathrin, Harttgen, Kenneth, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Sahu, Maitreyi, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Salari, Paola, Günther, Isabel

“…Many low‐income countries are in the process of scaling up health insurance with the goal of achieving universal coverage. However, little is known about the…”
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In Tanzania, the many costs of pay-for-performance leave open to debate whether the strategy is cost-effective by Borghi, Josephine, Little, Richard, Binyaruka, Peter, Patouillard, Edith, Kuwawenaruwa, August

“…Pay-for-performance programs in health care are widespread in low- and middle-income countries. However, there are no studies of these programs' costs or…”
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Understanding the role of the Tanzania national health insurance fund in improving service coverage and quality of care by Osei Afriyie, Doris, Loo, Pei Shan, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Kassimu, Tani, Fink, Günther, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Mtenga, Sally

“…Health insurance is one of the main financing mechanisms currently being used in low and middle-income countries to improve access to quality services…”
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Implementation and effectiveness of free health insurance for the poor pregnant women in Tanzania: A mixed methods evaluation by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Ramsey, Kate, Binyaruka, Peter, Baraka, Jitihada, Manzi, Fatuma, Borghi, Josephine

“…Demand side financing strategies have been a popular means of increasing coverage and availability of effective maternal and child health services in low and…”
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The administrative costs of community-based health insurance: a case study of the community health fund in Tanzania by Borghi, Josephine, Makawia, Suzan, Kuwawenaruwa, August

“…Community-based health insurance expansion has been proposed as a financing solution for the sizable informal sector in low-income settings. However, there is…”
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Eye of the beholder? Observation versus self-report in the measurement of disrespect and abuse during facility-based childbirth by Freedman, Lynn P, Kujawski, Stephanie A, Mbuyita, Selemani, Kuwawenaruwa, August, Kruk, Margaret E, Ramsey, Kate, Mbaruku, Godfrey

“…Human rights has been a vital tool in the global movement to reduce maternal mortality and to expose the disrespect and abuse that women experience during…”
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