Training and Research Support Centre (TARSC) provides training, research and support services to state and civil society organisations. TARSC is a learning and knowledge organization, with a particular focus on skills building and methods to support community based work, and with a commitment to long term capacity building in the public sector and in civil society.
Equity Watch work in east and Southern Africa TARSC is the cluster lead in EQUINET for monitoring and analysis of equity in health in the Equity Watch, working with technical institutions, governments and civil society in east and southern Africa. To date Equity Watch reports have been produced in five countries, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Uganda and Kenya. The reports assess progress in a number of dimensions of equity in heath. The reports are available on this website and at EQUINET http://www.equinetafrica.org. They raise areas for action to ensure redistributive health systems and in wider policies to address the social determinants of health
Global Health Diplomacy TARSC is a member of the Global Diplomacy Network, covering heath diplomacy issues globally, contributes to the Global Diplomacy Monitor and is a part of a consortium of institutions supporting work on global heath diplomacy in east and southern Africa. For mre information contact admin@tarsc.org or download publications at the Global Diplomacy Network http://www.ghd-net.org/ or EQUINET website http://www.equinetafrica.org
Barriers and facilitators to maternal and child health services TARSC and CCORE-UNICEF are implementing a community based assessment of the facilitators and barriers (perceived and measured) to access to maternal, neonatal and child health services in women and in children under five years in Zimbabwe. The programme will include capacity building of community based researchers.
Health literacy and Participatory Research on health worker- community interactions TARSC worked with HEPS Uganda and Lusaka District Health Team Zambia in 2011 to build health literacy capacities and to use participatory research approaches to strengthen communication between health workers and communities at primary care level. Reports of the activities are on this website under ‘publications’. We are currently reviewing basline and follow up assessments to assess how far the interventions have made measurable improvements in the functioning of health systems for both health workers and communities. The work is being done with support from Cordaid and under the umbrella of EQUINET.
Latest Activities
Supporting Global Health Diplomacy TARSC is working with SEATINI in EQUINET and the East, Central and Southern African Health Community to support a programme of research and information on Global Health Diplomacy. On this website you will find information on issues under current global negotiation or monitoring, including the the Code on International Recruitment of Health Workers, and on policy views on research priorities for global health diplomacy. |
|
Latest TARSC Publications
Evidence from Participatory Research on Community Health Systems for HIV treatment and support in east and southern Africa (January 2012) Types of work: Participatory Action Research Areas of work: HIV and AIDS Country: Zimbabwe URL: COBASYS_Synthesis Final Dec2011.pdf Read more...
|
|
|
|
|
Latest EQUINET Publications
EQUINET Policy brief 28: Implementing the WHO Global code of Practice on the International Recruitment of health Personnel in Africa SEATINI; ACHEST; TARSC (2011) Themes: Values, policies and rights, Human resources for health Country: East and southern Africa region URL: Polbrief28 Code.pdf | |
EQUITY WATCH: Assessing progress towards equity in health, Uganda, 2011 Zikusooka CM; Loewenson R; Tumwine M; Mulumba M (2011) Themes: Equity in health, Values, policies and rights, Health equity in economic and trade policies, Equitable health services, Resource allocation and health financing, Monitoring equity and research to policy Country: Uganda URL: Uganda EW Nov2011 lfs.pdf | |
EQUINET Discussion Paper 88: Research to Support Strategic leadership in Global Health Diplomacy in east, central and southern Africa Loewenson R; Machemedze R; Manyau E (2011) Themes: URL: Diss 88 GHD Research.pdf | |
Equity Watch: assessing progress towards equity in health in Zimbabwe Training and Research Support Centre; Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (2011) Themes: Equity in health, Values, policies and rights, Equitable health services, Resource allocation and health financing, Monitoring equity and research to policy Country: Zimbabwe URL: Zimbabwe EW Nov2011 lfs.pdf | |
Policy Brief 26: Expansion of the private for-profit health sector in East and Southern Africa Doherty J (2011) Themes: Health equity in economic and trade policies, Public-private mix, Resource allocation and health financing Country: East and southern Africa region URL: Pol26 brief privatefin.pdf | |
Policy Brief 27: Constitutional provisions for the right to health in east and southern Africa Mulumba M; Kabanda D; Nassuna V; Loewenson R (2011) Themes: Equity in health, Values, policies and rights, Governance and participation in health Country: East and southern Africa region URL: Pol 27 constitution.pdf | |
Raising The Profile Of Participatory Action Research At The 2010 Global Symposium On Health Systems Research; MEDICC Review 13(3): 35-38 Loewenson R; Flores W; Shukla A; Kagis M; Baba A; Ashraf R; Mbwili-Muleya C; Kakde D (2011) Themes: Governance and participation in health, Monitoring equity and research to policy Country: East and southern Africa region URL: Medicc Review article on PAR.pdf | |
Equity Watch: Assessing Progress towards Equity in Health in Zambia University of Zambia Department of Economics; Ministry of Health Zambia; TARSC (2011) Themes: Equity in health, Monitoring equity and research to policy Country: Zambia URL: Zambia EW Aug 2011 web.pdf | |
EQUINET Discussion Paper 87: Expansion of the private health sector in east and southern Africa Doherty, J (2011) Themes: Resource allocation and health financing Country: East and southern Africa region URL: EQ Diss 87 Private HS.pdf | |
Policy Brief 25: Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits SEATINI; TARSC (2011) Themes: Health equity in economic and trade policies Country: East and southern Africa region URL: Polbrief25 PIP.pdf | |
Next 10 publications |