Aspects on free Pentecostal church in Tanzania in Health service delivery. A minor field study of Public-Private Partnership in Health Care Sector in Tanzania

Abstract

This Minor field study and bachelor thesis that follows will focus on the Public-private partnership (PPP) in the health care sector in Tanzania. More specifically it examines the relationship between a Faith based organization, the Free Pentecostal Church of Tanzania (FPCT), and governmental authorities from a resource dependency theory point of view. This theory stresses the dependency environment holds on organizations, interdependence between actors and strategies organizations can use to increase resources and influence. This thesis is a qualitative case study, studying two hospitals owned by FPCT. This minor field study is to describe and give a deeper understanding of: How the representatives of FPCT perceive the cooperation with the governmental authorities regarding resource exchange and dependency? What strategies FPCT uses to increase resources and influence on the government? What consequences PPP has for FPCT and their partnership, within the health care sector, with the government? This study was conducted during eight weeks in Tanzania. The main research findings concerns that the most serious problem in the cooperation between FPCT and the governmental authorities seems to be the lacking of resources and the insufficient funding of many activities. However, the actors have created an interdependent relationship between each other. This study also shows the difficulties FPCT perceive and how it is mainly concentrated to the cooperation with local government. Another finding is how FPCT consider the responsibility of providing health care as the government’s responsibility.