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Tanzania's Health Policy Framing of Women. Insights from an intersectional perspective

Melin, Wilma LU (2025) STVK12 20251
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The health and well-being of women and girls is vital and is reflected in various indicators of the sustainable development goal three. An agreement between Tanzania and the UN has influenced Tanzanian health policies and plans for women. The health and well-being of women and girls is also a global health challenge, particularly in developing countries such as Tanzania, resulting in several health policy documents addressing their health issues and healthcare needs. Including women and girls in the framing of health policies is crucial for building capacity and developing
increased healthcare towards SDG goal three. Although Tanzania has adopted numerous health policies related to women's health and made progress, there are still... (More)
The health and well-being of women and girls is vital and is reflected in various indicators of the sustainable development goal three. An agreement between Tanzania and the UN has influenced Tanzanian health policies and plans for women. The health and well-being of women and girls is also a global health challenge, particularly in developing countries such as Tanzania, resulting in several health policy documents addressing their health issues and healthcare needs. Including women and girls in the framing of health policies is crucial for building capacity and developing
increased healthcare towards SDG goal three. Although Tanzania has adopted numerous health policies related to women's health and made progress, there are still persistent gaps in the framework for future improvements. This thesis uses a qualitative single case study to investigate the policy gaps that persist in the framing of women in Tanzanian health policies, based on findings from the documents. Walt and Gilson's Health Policy Triangle is utilized to analyse the documents and functions as both a methodological strategy and analytical framework. Intersectionality theory provides a theoretical framework for interpreting the findings of this study from a critical perspective. The thesis identifies findings based on the four categories of the Health Policy Triangle: actors, content, context, and process. These four categories structure the findings relating to women's health policies. Interpreting the findings through the critical lens of
intersectionality revealed existing gaps in the framing of the content. This contributes to an understanding of the factors that influence the inclusiveness of women in future health policy developments. (Less)
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author
Melin, Wilma LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK12 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Health Policies, Tanzania, Framing, HPT-approach, RMNCAH+N, Intersectionality, Gender Equality, Health Inequalities, Health and well-being
language
English
id
9189861
date added to LUP
2025-08-07 16:28:32
date last changed
2025-08-07 16:28:32
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  abstract     = {{The health and well-being of women and girls is vital and is reflected in various indicators of the sustainable development goal three. An agreement between Tanzania and the UN has influenced Tanzanian health policies and plans for women. The health and well-being of women and girls is also a global health challenge, particularly in developing countries such as Tanzania, resulting in several health policy documents addressing their health issues and healthcare needs. Including women and girls in the framing of health policies is crucial for building capacity and developing 
increased healthcare towards SDG goal three. Although Tanzania has adopted numerous health policies related to women's health and made progress, there are still persistent gaps in the framework for future improvements. This thesis uses a qualitative single case study to investigate the policy gaps that persist in the framing of women in Tanzanian health policies, based on findings from the documents. Walt and Gilson's Health Policy Triangle is utilized to analyse the documents and functions as both a methodological strategy and analytical framework. Intersectionality theory provides a theoretical framework for interpreting the findings of this study from a critical perspective. The thesis identifies findings based on the four categories of the Health Policy Triangle: actors, content, context, and process. These four categories structure the findings relating to women's health policies. Interpreting the findings through the critical lens of 
intersectionality revealed existing gaps in the framing of the content. This contributes to an understanding of the factors that influence the inclusiveness of women in future health policy developments.}},
  author       = {{Melin, Wilma}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Tanzania's Health Policy Framing of Women. Insights from an intersectional perspective}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}