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Additional authors

1. Nkrumah, Yvonne K. (Yvonne Korkoi)
2. Mensah, Julia
3. World Bank issuing body.

Description

1. xvii, 119 pages : illustrations

Summary

1. This publication briefly describes the processes and methodologies for building and sustaining multistakeholder coalition to drive reforms in the health sector. It is based on the experiences of three East African countries -- Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. It outlines, by chapter, each country's experience in identifying, mobilizing, and coalescing key stakeholders to address governance bottlenecks in pharmaceutical procurement and supply chain management. It highlights challenges, successes as well as lessons learned to guide other countries.

Subject

1. Health care reform > Africa, East
2. Pharmaceutical policy > Africa, East
3. Medical policy > Africa, East
4. Health Care Reform > organization & administration
5. Public-Private Sector Partnerships
6. Organizational Case Studies
7. Health care reform
8. Medical policy
9. Pharmaceutical policy
10. Africa, Eastern
11. Afrique orientale
12. Africa, East

Contents

1. Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Background / Julia Mensah -- Introduction -- Governance in PSM: A Crucial Role -- Case for Collective Action -- Improving PSM Governance: The Initiative -- Why This Book? -- Outline of the Book -- Notes -- ch. 2 Putting Down Roots / 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 -- 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 -- ch. 3 Growing a Strong Trunk 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 -- ch. 4 Branching Out and Bearing Fruits / Robinah Kaitiritimba -- Introduction -- Ugandan Context -- Health Sector Hurdles and Opportunities -- Pharmaceutical Subsector -- Opportunity for Collaboration: The Existing Multistakeholder Landscape -- Working Together: Setting Priorities for Initial Steps -- Generating Evidence to Inform Policy -- Lessons Learned -- Notes -- ch. 5 Epilogue -- Kenya: The Forum for Transparency and Accountability in Pharmaceutical Procurement -- Notes -- ch. 3 Growing a Strong Trunk Tanzania: The Tanzania Multistakeholder Group on Pharmaceutical Procurement -- Uganda: The Medicines Transparency Alliance -- Looking Ahead -- Notes.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. "A World Bank Study."

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references.

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