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The Role of Constitution in Improving Health Service - TANZANIA

Explore how the Tanzanian constitution impacts healthcare, with a focus on rights, governance, and access to services. Learn about proposed changes and the importance of ensuring health for all citizens.

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The Role of Constitution in Improving Health Service - TANZANIA

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  1. The Role of Constitution in Improving Health Service - TANZANIA 26/02/2013 Global Platform and Action Aid Denmark Presenter GelineFuko - Sikika

  2. Constitution: What is it?

  3. Health Situation in Tanzania

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  5. Cont……

  6. Doctors patients ratio

  7. Medical supplies….

  8. The Role of the Constitution on health • Good governance • Democracy • Rule of law • Human Rights • Access to justice • Separation of power • Judicial independence • Equality and Equity

  9. MMAM/PHS

  10. Proposed Constitutional Provision • Right to health, medical and health care shall belong to every citizen of Tanzania and shall be organized through a national health system • The State shall take legislative measures, to achieve the progressive realization, promotion and protection of each of these rights • The State shall promote qualitable expansion of medical and health care and equal access of all citizens to the enjoyment of this right. • It shall be the duty of the state to promote, supervise and control the production, the sale and the use of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical products and other forms of treatment and diagnosis.

  11. Cont….. • No one may be refused emergency medical treatment • Every Citizen has a right to appropriate food, clean and safe water. • It shall be in the obligation of every person and state organ to protect citizen rights to health and health care. • State shall domesticate ratified International treaties that promotes and protects the right to health.

  12. Kibonzo

  13. Find Us • Website: www.sikika.or.tz • Email: info@sikika.or.tz • Twitter@sikika1 • Facebook/sikikatanzania • Blog www.sikika-tz.blogspot.com

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