Table 2. District Level Key Informants .
| Category of Respondent | Roles in the Decentralisation Process | Number of Respondents | |||
| Iramba | Kilolo | Rombo | Liwale | ||
| CHMT | Health planning and budgeting, and implementers of health policies, service delivery, and health quality assurance in the district | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| DEDs | Policy implementers, employers of HRH in the district, revenue generation and decision-makers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District Planning Officer | Economic and social planners and policy-makers in the district | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Health service providers | Deliver health services, planning and budgeting at the health facility | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Abbreviations: CHMT, Council Health Management Team; DEDs, district executive directors; HRH, human resources for health.