Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda

The context of this note is the concern in both Uganda and Tanzania that the distribution of public servants in both countries has been uneven, leading to inequity in the delivery of public services, with lower quality services linked to persistent...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Infrastructure Study
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
HIV
UPE
WAR
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17068854/equity-public-services-tanzania-uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12213
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topic ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
ADMINISTRATION COSTS
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
ARTICLE
AUDIT OFFICE
AUDITOR GENERAL
BASIC EDUCATION
BUDGET ALLOCATION
BUDGET RESOURCES
BUDGET YEAR
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
CLASSROOMS
CLINICS
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPLETION RATES
DATA COLLECTION
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DISCRETIONARY ALLOCATIONS
DISCRETIONARY ALLOWANCES
DISTRICTS
DRUGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
ENROLMENT RATE
EPIDEMIC
EQUALITY
EQUITY ISSUES
EXAM
EXAMS
FEMALE
FEMALE TEACHERS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FISCAL POLICY
FOOD SUPPLIES
GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GROSS ENROLMENT
HEAD TEACHER
HEAD TEACHERS
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH CENTRE
HEALTH CENTRES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH MANAGEMENT
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPENDING
HEALTH WORKERS
HIV
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALS
HOUSING
HOUSING CENSUS
HOUSING FOR TEACHERS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
INEQUITIES
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
IRON
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LIMITED RESOURCES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARKET MECHANISMS
MATERNITY LEAVE
MIDWIVES
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MOBILITY
MOBILITY OF PEOPLE
MONITOR PERFORMANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL AUDIT
NATIONAL LEVEL
NET INTAKE
NET INTAKE RATES
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NURSES
NURSING
OUTCOME DATA
OUTCOME INDICATORS
PANDEMIC
PATIENT
PATIENTS
PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
PERFORMANCE AUDIT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PERSISTENT POVERTY
PERSONNEL EMOLUMENTS
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
PHARMACISTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRIMARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
PRIMARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUPIL ATTENDANCE
PUPIL TEACHER RATIO
PUPIL TEACHER RATIOS
PUSH FACTORS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF SERVICES
QUALITY SERVICES
REFORM STRATEGY
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
RESPECT
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOL VISITS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING QUALITY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECTOR MINISTRIES
SECTOR MINISTRY
SECTOR POLICIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE UTILIZATION
SOCIAL RESEARCH
SOCIAL SECTORS
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPOUSE
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TETANUS
TOLERANCE
TOWNS
TRAINING INSTITUTES
TRANSPORTATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
UPE
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
VACCINATION
VICIOUS CYCLE
WAR
WHOOPING COUGH
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
spellingShingle ABSENTEEISM
ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK
ADMINISTRATION COSTS
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
ARTICLE
AUDIT OFFICE
AUDITOR GENERAL
BASIC EDUCATION
BUDGET ALLOCATION
BUDGET RESOURCES
BUDGET YEAR
CAPACITY BUILDING
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CITIZENS
CIVIL SERVANTS
CIVIL SERVICE
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
CLASSROOMS
CLINICS
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMPLETION RATES
DATA COLLECTION
DECISION MAKING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT GOALS
DISCRETIONARY ALLOCATIONS
DISCRETIONARY ALLOWANCES
DISTRICTS
DRUGS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION SECTOR
EDUCATION SERVICES
EDUCATION SPENDING
EDUCATION SYSTEMS
EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
ENROLMENT RATE
EPIDEMIC
EQUALITY
EQUITY ISSUES
EXAM
EXAMS
FEMALE
FEMALE TEACHERS
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
FISCAL POLICY
FOOD SUPPLIES
GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT
GLOBAL HEALTH
GROSS ENROLMENT
HEAD TEACHER
HEAD TEACHERS
HEALTH CENTERS
HEALTH CENTRE
HEALTH CENTRES
HEALTH EDUCATION
HEALTH FACILITIES
HEALTH INDICATORS
HEALTH MANAGEMENT
HEALTH SECTOR
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH SPENDING
HEALTH WORKERS
HIV
HOSPITAL
HOSPITALS
HOUSING
HOUSING CENSUS
HOUSING FOR TEACHERS
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
INEQUITIES
INTERVENTION
INTERVENTIONS
IRON
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LEARNING OUTCOMES
LIMITED RESOURCES
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
MARKET MECHANISMS
MATERNITY LEAVE
MIDWIVES
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
MOBILITY
MOBILITY OF PEOPLE
MONITOR PERFORMANCE
MUNICIPALITIES
NATIONAL AUDIT
NATIONAL LEVEL
NET INTAKE
NET INTAKE RATES
NUMBER OF CHILDREN
NURSES
NURSING
OUTCOME DATA
OUTCOME INDICATORS
PANDEMIC
PATIENT
PATIENTS
PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY
PERFORMANCE AUDIT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
PERSISTENT POVERTY
PERSONNEL EMOLUMENTS
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
PHARMACISTS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
PRIMARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT
PRIMARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
PUBLIC EDUCATION
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUPIL ATTENDANCE
PUPIL TEACHER RATIO
PUPIL TEACHER RATIOS
PUSH FACTORS
QUALITY EDUCATION
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
QUALITY OF SERVICES
QUALITY SERVICES
REFORM STRATEGY
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION
RESPECT
RURAL AREA
RURAL AREAS
RURAL SCHOOLS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOL VISITS
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING QUALITY
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECTOR MINISTRIES
SECTOR MINISTRY
SECTOR POLICIES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS
SERVICE EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE UTILIZATION
SOCIAL RESEARCH
SOCIAL SECTORS
SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
SPOUSE
TEACHER ABSENTEEISM
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
TETANUS
TOLERANCE
TOWNS
TRAINING INSTITUTES
TRANSPORTATION
UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
UPE
URBAN AREA
URBAN AREAS
VACCINATION
VICIOUS CYCLE
WAR
WHOOPING COUGH
WORKERS
WORKFORCE
World Bank
Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda
geographic_facet Africa
Tanzania
description The context of this note is the concern in both Uganda and Tanzania that the distribution of public servants in both countries has been uneven, leading to inequity in the delivery of public services, with lower quality services linked to persistent poverty in certain underserved or hard-to-reach and stay (HTRS) areas. The note looks in detail at the nature of the problem as it affects education and health services, assesses measures already in place to tackle inequity, and makes recommendations to address the problem in the immediate as well as the long-term. In focus in this note are those areas that suffer from having far below average numbers of public servants, and consequently far below average public services. In Tanzania such areas are more commonly referred to as under-served and again additional resources have been allocated to them. Governments have so far responded with relatively conventional measures, such as financial incentives for staff and improved living conditions. While both of these are important, the scope and depth of the issue requires a more radical approach. A range of ideas is offered for each country, and these are then presented in a matrix. Three priorities needs emerge for both countries: 1) to consider demand as well as supply-side measures, in particular to strengthen Government accountability; 2) to address fiscal constraints by changing policies on allowances which currently favor those at the centre of government, and by giving HTRS areas greater financial management flexibility; and 3) to put a time limit on the assessment of measures to fix the state, leaving open the possibility that market mechanisms might eventually present the best option in dealing with inequity in public services.
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author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda
title_short Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda
title_full Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda
title_fullStr Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda
title_full_unstemmed Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda
title_sort equity in public services in tanzania and uganda
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17068854/equity-public-services-tanzania-uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12213
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spelling okr-10986-122132021-04-23T14:03:05Z Equity in Public Services in Tanzania and Uganda World Bank ABSENTEEISM ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK ADMINISTRATION COSTS ALLOCATION ALLOCATION OF FUNDS ARTICLE AUDIT OFFICE AUDITOR GENERAL BASIC EDUCATION BUDGET ALLOCATION BUDGET RESOURCES BUDGET YEAR CAPACITY BUILDING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIZENS CIVIL SERVANTS CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE REFORM CLASSROOMS CLINICS COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPLETION RATES DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT GOALS DISCRETIONARY ALLOCATIONS DISCRETIONARY ALLOWANCES DISTRICTS DRUGS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATION SERVICES EDUCATION SPENDING EDUCATION SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICE DELIVERY ENROLMENT RATE EPIDEMIC EQUALITY EQUITY ISSUES EXAM EXAMS FEMALE FEMALE TEACHERS FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FISCAL POLICY FOOD SUPPLIES GENERAL BUDGET SUPPORT GLOBAL HEALTH GROSS ENROLMENT HEAD TEACHER HEAD TEACHERS HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH CENTRE HEALTH CENTRES HEALTH EDUCATION HEALTH FACILITIES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH MANAGEMENT HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HEALTH WORKERS HIV HOSPITAL HOSPITALS HOUSING HOUSING CENSUS HOUSING FOR TEACHERS HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IMMUNODEFICIENCY INEQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION INEQUITIES INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS IRON LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEARNING OUTCOMES LIMITED RESOURCES LIVING CONDITIONS LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MARKET MECHANISMS MATERNITY LEAVE MIDWIVES MINISTRY OF FINANCE MINISTRY OF HEALTH MOBILITY MOBILITY OF PEOPLE MONITOR PERFORMANCE MUNICIPALITIES NATIONAL AUDIT NATIONAL LEVEL NET INTAKE NET INTAKE RATES NUMBER OF CHILDREN NURSES NURSING OUTCOME DATA OUTCOME INDICATORS PANDEMIC PATIENT PATIENTS PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY PERFORMANCE AUDIT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PERSISTENT POVERTY PERSONNEL EMOLUMENTS PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT PHARMACISTS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PRIMARY EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PRIMARY SCHOOLS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURE TRACKING PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM PUBLIC SECTOR SPECIALIST PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICES PUPIL ATTENDANCE PUPIL TEACHER RATIO PUPIL TEACHER RATIOS PUSH FACTORS QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF SERVICES QUALITY SERVICES REFORM STRATEGY REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION RESPECT RURAL AREA RURAL AREAS RURAL SCHOOLS SAFE WATER SANITATION SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL VISITS SCHOOLING SCHOOLING QUALITY SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTOR MINISTRIES SECTOR MINISTRY SECTOR POLICIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DELIVERY FUNCTIONS SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE UTILIZATION SOCIAL RESEARCH SOCIAL SECTORS SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION SPOUSE TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TEACHERS TEACHING TERTIARY EDUCATION TETANUS TOLERANCE TOWNS TRAINING INSTITUTES TRANSPORTATION UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION UPE URBAN AREA URBAN AREAS VACCINATION VICIOUS CYCLE WAR WHOOPING COUGH WORKERS WORKFORCE The context of this note is the concern in both Uganda and Tanzania that the distribution of public servants in both countries has been uneven, leading to inequity in the delivery of public services, with lower quality services linked to persistent poverty in certain underserved or hard-to-reach and stay (HTRS) areas. The note looks in detail at the nature of the problem as it affects education and health services, assesses measures already in place to tackle inequity, and makes recommendations to address the problem in the immediate as well as the long-term. In focus in this note are those areas that suffer from having far below average numbers of public servants, and consequently far below average public services. In Tanzania such areas are more commonly referred to as under-served and again additional resources have been allocated to them. Governments have so far responded with relatively conventional measures, such as financial incentives for staff and improved living conditions. While both of these are important, the scope and depth of the issue requires a more radical approach. A range of ideas is offered for each country, and these are then presented in a matrix. Three priorities needs emerge for both countries: 1) to consider demand as well as supply-side measures, in particular to strengthen Government accountability; 2) to address fiscal constraints by changing policies on allowances which currently favor those at the centre of government, and by giving HTRS areas greater financial management flexibility; and 3) to put a time limit on the assessment of measures to fix the state, leaving open the possibility that market mechanisms might eventually present the best option in dealing with inequity in public services. 2013-01-30T18:22:14Z 2013-01-30T18:22:14Z 2011-04-30 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/04/17068854/equity-public-services-tanzania-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12213 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Infrastructure Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Tanzania