A narrative review of community engagement in the identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health projects in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorJesse, Angela M.
dc.contributor.authorMalisa, Emmanuel T.
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-28T12:01:54Z
dc.date.available2026-04-28T12:01:54Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionJournal article
dc.description.abstractCommunity engagement in development projects enhances community ownership, improves capacities of the involved stakeholders, and ensures sustainability of projects. Reviews have focused on community engagement in water projects, road construction and education services. This study reviewed the community engagement in health projects due to their importance to human life. A narrative review was conducted, mainly through ResearchGate, GoogleSearch, GoogleScholar and ScienceDirect. A conceptual framework was constructed based on the reviewed literature. The study found that there were health projects which were successfully implemented due to proper community engagement while to most of the projects the community engagement was faced with numerous challenges including poor communication between technical staff and the community; unqualified technical staff; poor community engagement process; poor management capability and limited transparency. While success of health projects is subject to numerous factors, community engagement throughout the project is crucial because it influences the other factors. Therefore, community engagement ought to receive the utmost importance when contemplating planning and implementing health projects. There is a need to employ technical staff who are well-trained and experienced in community mobilization before projects identification starts. This should be coupled with supporting community engagement in all stages of a project.
dc.identifier.issn2773-675X |83
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/20.500.14820/7502
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTAJOCODE
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTanzania Journal of Community Development 3(1): 83-101
dc.subjectCommunity engagement
dc.subjectHealth projects
dc.subjectProject identification Implementation
dc.titleA narrative review of community engagement in the identification, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of health projects in Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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