August 2010

Linking research evidence to health policy and practice

  Evidence based policies in public health are receiving increasing attention and importance for organizing, funding and delivering the health services. The world health organization’s, task force report on health system research states, “millennium development goals will not be attained without new research addressing health system constraints to delivering effective interventions” (World...

Author(s): Zahiruddin Quazi Syed, Abhay Gaidhane and Sanjay Zodpey

August 2010

Dynamics of land for urban housing in Tanzania

  With increased movement of population in search for better settlement and employment, more people tend to be concentrated in urban areas. This article identifies the dynamics of land for urban housing in Tanzania with specific reference to Songea municipality. The article remarks  on one hand, weaknesses in the existing institutional framework for urban planning and delivery of land services, unnecessary...

Author(s): L. Massoi and A. S. Norman