ABSTRACT This research aimed at assessing factors that determine the sustainability of Community Health Fund (CHF) taking Manyoni District as a case study. Specifically, the study covered the operationalisation of Community Health Funds (CHF), social economic factors for CHF to be used, extent of effects of CHF and effects facing the CHF. The study used a cross sectional design with a case study that aimed at getting in depth data and study the CHF once irrespectively. This study used a rand...
ABSTRACT This work is about ‘Community Participation in Decentralized Management of Health Services in Tanzania: A Case Study of Moshi Rural District’. The issue of community participation in facility health budget planning has gained profound importance all over the world, particularly in resource-poor situations where governments have often failed to provide adequate public-sector services for their community members. The aim of this dissertation was to provide the experience of implem...
Abstract Stock-outs of essential medicines and medical items remains a persistent problem in Tanzania, despite the several policy initiatives and interventions since the 1990s. We conducted a qualitative case study, which involved 24 in-depth interviews and eight focus group discussions with the Community Health Fund stakeholders who were facility in-charges, grassroots leaders, and members of Health Facility Governance Committees from eight primary health facilities in Kasulu District Counci...
ABSTRACT The study was examined the impact of centralized recruitment system of civil servants to Local Government Authorities specifically in Dodoma Municipality, it was guided by three specific objectives which are: to determine the level of awareness on recruitment system among local government actors, to determine the influence of centralized recruitment system in Dodoma Municipality, and to examine the prospects and the challenges facing centralized recruitment system in Dodoma Municipa...
ABSTRACT A study was conducted to assess factors affecting student academic Performance in Ward Secondary Schools specifically in Mpanda Town Council. This study specifically was aimed to assess the availability situation of teachers in secondary schools, to evaluate the teachers Motivation in ward secondary Schools in the study area and to analyze the learning infrastructure in the study area in the study area. The study used both secondary and primary data sources in collection information ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated factors for persistence of land use conflicts in Kilombero District, Tanzania. The study focused on identifying groups involved, types and impacts of land use conflicts and examining strategies used in addressing land use conflicts in the study areas. The study covered three villages namely Mbingu, Mwaya and Idete within the Kilombero District. A total of 100 head of households and 30 key informants were involved in the study. Data was collected through Questi...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the performance of recruitment process in public sector in Tanzania: a case study of Dodoma municipal. This study focused on three research objectives. These include an assessment of the use of the strategies put in place by the Municipal management/local government institutions for employees‘ recruitments, determination of the outcomes of the employee recruitment strategies on the work force and the organization/management in terms of performance and determinat...
ABSTRACT Willingness of employees to work positively towards company goals and their desire to remain in the organization for a long time are very important for the success of the organization. Therefore it is essential for the organization to have the knowledge about what motivates and satisfies the employees so as to generate such organization commitment in them. Aim of the study was to find out the motivation strategies which motivate the employees and to analyze employees respond towards ...
ABSTRACT This study intended to establish the relationship between each of the selected social economic variables i.e. age at retirement, gender, and monthly pension, and the lifespan of retirees in Tanzania. The study employed quantitative research approach and diagnostic research design to measure the relationship between social economic variables of retirees and retirees’ lifespan in Tanzania. The nature of the data used was secondary, collected from Public Service Social Security Fund (...
ABSTRACT The study has intended to investigate the implication of inter-governmental relation, on the effectiveness of employees in Local Government Authorities (LGAs) in Dodoma Municipal Council, Tanzania. The study objectively, aimed at determining the types of relation existing in the local government authorities and examine the functioning of the decentralisation by Devolution (D by D) policy a well evaluate the fiscal factors, affecting the functional competency and administrative contro...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining a sociological understanding of HIV/AIDS among primary school children in Kigoma-Ujiji Municipal. Ten primary schools in the Municipal with 50 students respondents aged between 10 and 15 and 10 teachers (five students and one teacher from each school); and 5 medical personnel were selected. Whereas questionnaires were administered to students, interviews were conducted to teachers and medical personnel in exploring their views on the HIV/AIDS pandemic in...
ABSTRACT In recent times there has been a great concern about the use of ICT and its opportunities in enhancing performance in the process of teaching in secondary schools in Tanzania. The objective of this study is to find out the extent to which teachers use ICT facilities in teaching and create e teaching, the relationship of teachers’ performance on use of ICT and students opinion on teachers’ use of ICT that create good environment in teaching process in Tanzanian Secondary Schools ,...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this research was to assess the relationship between motivation and worker’s performance. Findings from this work revealed that motivation is the most important factor in workers performance and that financial incentives alone cannot fully motivate workers to perform well which indicates that there are other factors that motivate good performance. This includes; job security, good working conditions, good working relation with colleagues and employers, pa...
ABSTRACT Zanzibar is a part of the United Republic of Tanzania which initiated health sector reform in 2002, in order to ensure the availability of equitable high quality health care services to all people of different age. According to the Population and Housing census (2012), elderly population rose from 5 percent up to 7.3 percent. This make up approximately 19 percent of all those experienced disability in Zanzibar. Data show that, the number of disabilities in Zanzibar rose from 16 perce...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of motivation on the performance of Community secondary school teachers in Mufindi district. Specifically, the study sought to find out whether motivation of teachers had any effect on their morale to perform work and; the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the performance of teachers. A cross sectional survey design approach was adopted for the study with both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A total sample of 99 respondents i...