UNITAS

Universal coverage in Tanzania and South Africa: Monitoring and evaluating progress

Coordinatore	LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE    more  Organization address address: KEPPEL STREET city: LONDON postcode: WC1E7HT contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nicola Cognome: Lord Email: send email Telefono: +44 20 7927 2176 Fax: +44 20 7637 5391
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	3˙935˙289 €
EC contributo	3˙000˙000 €
Programma	FP7-HEALTH Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health
Code Call	FP7-HEALTH-2010-single-stage
Funding Scheme	CP-FP-SICA
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-01-01   -   2016-03-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE  Organization address address: KEPPEL STREET city: LONDON postcode: WC1E7HT contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Nicola Cognome: Lord Email: send email Telefono: +44 20 7927 2176 Fax: +44 20 7637 5391	UK (LONDON)	coordinator	571˙238.43
2	UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN  Organization address address: PRIVATE BAG X3 city: RONDEBOSCH postcode: 7701 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Diane Cognome: Mcintyre Email: send email Telefono: +27 21 406 6579 Fax: +27 21 448 8152	ZA (RONDEBOSCH)	participant	949˙601.97
3	IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE TRUST  Organization address address: POBOX city: DAR ES SALAAM contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Barnabas Cognome: Lugenda Email: send email Telefono: +255 787 744555 Fax: +255 222 771 714	TZ (DAR ES SALAAM)	participant	823˙427.99
4	UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG  Organization address address: JAN SMUTS AVENUE 1 city: JOHANNESBURG postcode: 2001 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Jane Cognome: Goudge Email: send email Telefono: +27 11 717 3425 Fax: +27 86 589 7865	ZA (JOHANNESBURG)	participant	305˙605.26
5	UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL  Organization address address: "University Road, Chiltern Hills" city: WESTVILLE postcode: 3630 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Suzette Cognome: Grobler Email: send email Telefono: +27 35 5507568 Fax: +27 35 550 7699	ZA (WESTVILLE)	participant	196˙764.97
6	PRINS LEOPOLD INSTITUUT VOOR TROPISCHE GENEESKUNDE  Organization address address: Nationalestraat 155 city: ANTWERPEN postcode: 2000 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jef Cognome: Van Lint Email: send email Telefono: +32 3 247 6486 Fax: +32 3 247 6200	BE (ANTWERPEN)	participant	93˙957.60
7	UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM  Organization address address: DAR ES SALAAM city: DAR ES SALAAM postcode: - contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Edmund Cognome: Kiwenge Email: send email Telefono: +255 22 241 0075 Fax: +255 22 241 0237	TZ (DAR ES SALAAM)	participant	59˙403.78

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The goal of universal health coverage is receiving growing attention. How best to improve risk pooling and to ensure that the most socially disadvantaged receive priority in having their health care costs met, are questions yet to be answered, particularly within the African context where very few countries have achieved universal health systems. South Africa is introducing National Health Insurance, where formal sector workers will make mandatory contributions which will be pooled with allocations from general tax revenue. Tanzania is integrating existing health insurance schemes for formal and informal sector workers under the management of a single insurer. Translating such health financing reforms into intended changes ‘on the ground’ requires a well functioning monitoring and evaluation system which provides data that allow policies to be improved over time, and consequently strengthen their potential to achieve universal health coverage.

This research aims to support these reforms intended to achieve universal coverage in South Africa and Tanzania by monitoring and evaluating the policy processes. Specifically, it seeks to: track policy formulation and planning for implementation; monitor the progress of policy implementation at both the national and district levels, with an emphasis on identifying implementation problems and serving as an ‘early warning system’ for policy makers and implementers; evaluate the impact of interventions aimed at progressing towards the goal of universal coverage; engage with policy makers and implementers at all levels about the research findings throughout the study period; and synthesise the results from the studies in the two countries, and compare these with experiences in other countries, to draw out policy implications on health financing mechanisms and implementation strategies supporting the achievement of universal coverage for quality health care in low- and middle-income countries.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

In Africa, few countries have realised universal health coverage for their citizens. An EU-funded project is providing policy support for health financing reforms in South Africa and Tanzania.