1. Health Sector Strategic Plan IV 2015 - 2020 Preparatory Activities
Tanzania Health Sector
Policy Meeting 17 November 2014

2. Management of the Process
HSSP IV Steering Committee
Overall Guidance for the Process
HSSP IV Task Force
Responsible for implementation
Representatives from all groups of Stakeholders
Health Resources Secretariat
Day-to-day Management
External Consultants for Support

3. Guiding Principles HSSP IV
Follow Government Policies especially Big Results Now
Equity, Accessibility, Accountability, Quality as Central Themes
Be realistic with regard to resources (finances and HRH)
Prioritisation of interventions = value for money
Build on partnerships
Build on strategic planning experiences to date

4. Approach in Formulation Make Ambitions Clear
Ambitions and Values
Health and Social Welfare
Service provision
Levels and Contents
Support services
HRH, Med+Sup, Capital, M&E
Governance and
Health Care Financing

5. Starting Points Continuation of unfinished MDG Agenda Big Results Now
Four streams for the health sector
Recommendations Policy Meeting
Health Financing Strategy
Community Health Strategy
Social Determinants of Health
Strategies in Specific Areas

6. Two Processes HSSP IV Content Formulation One Health Costing Process
Priority setting services
Organisation of the health sector
One Health Costing Process
Information on costs in health sector
Resources envelope
Scenarios of feasible interventions
Bringing two processes together
Prioritised, evidence-based and costed HSSP

7. Phasing of Formulation
Phase 1: Zero Draft
Plan with Information from All Sources
Phase 2: First Draft
Integrated and Prioritised Plan
Phase 3: Final Draft
Prioritised, Evidence-based, Costed Plan

8. Time Planning HSSP IV
November
December
January
February
March

9. Participatory Process
In all phases extensive consultation
Inputs from key persons in health sector
Technical Working Groups pivotal in consultation
In three phases clear guidance with regard to contributions
Interaction with HSSP IV Task Force
TWGs chairs responsible for mobilising all members

10. HSSP IV Concluding Remarks
HSSP IV will be better than HSSP III
Prioritised and Costed Plan
Better accessible for general public
Time schedule extremely tight
Costing exercise requires all attention
Participatory approach
Technical Working Groups must be fully engaged in the process