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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Funding trend over the past six years and Challenges. Funding trend over the last 6 years. 27 th May , 2010. Presented by Edgar Basheka Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Tanzania. The Challenge.
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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Funding trend over the past six years and Challenges Funding trend over the last 6 years 27th May , 2010 Presented by Edgar Basheka Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Tanzania
The Challenge A “Once Was” Successful Program Has Lost Momentum • Declining Funding Support • Shifting Donor Funding Mechanisms • Shrinking Government Budget • Diminished Program Visibility • Confluence of development policies • Competing Priorities • Diverted Resources – Human, Infrastructure etc.
Funding trend over the last 6 years Tanzanian Shillings:currently $1 = 1,445 Tsh
Challenges facing CS • Decreasing allocations of funds through the MTEF • Late, partial, irregular release of funds • Delays in the procurement process • Nationwide stock-outs for some products (funding / procurement issues) • Localized stock-outs for others (stock management / re-ordering issues)
Efforts to reposition FP in Tanzania • The MOHSW recognized the downtrend of Family Planning in Tanzania • In collaboration with the partners, the MOHSW is making a lot of efforts to Reposition Family Planning • Part of this efforts includes the establishment of the National FP Technical Working Group and development of a National Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan (NFPCIP)
Purposes of the NFCIP NFPCIP will be used to: • Inform policy makers • Strengthen FP planning and budgeting within the National Development Agenda at National, Regional and District levels • Clarify budgetary needs for implementing an effective Family Planning program
Purposes of the NFCIP cont.. • Mobilize and sustain quality resources (financial, human, technical, commodities and equipment) • Develop benchmarks that will be used to monitor and support the FP program
NEXT STEPS • Conduct advocacy campaign amongst policy makers to allocate national resources for contraceptive commodities in the National health Budget • Advocate for introduction of a budget line item for family planning in the National Health Budget