Table 3. Regional and National Level Key Informants .

National and Regional Level	Role in the Decentralisation Process	Number
Ministry of Health, Community Development Gender, Elderly and Children (former MoHSW)	• Policy-making • Defines priorities for health services • Mobilises resources • Provides technical guidance to organisations involved in service delivery, including districts • Regulates health services delivery	2
PO-RALG (former Prime Minister’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government)	• Oversees the district and regional health services administratively • Supervises planning, reporting and financial accounting	2
RHMTs	• Oversee the work of regional referral hospitals • Provide technical back up to the district councils in planning and implementation of health plans and budgets • Interpret policies and guidelines and provide support to the districts in the implementation of national policies, guidelines and strategies	12
Total Key Informants		16

Abbreviations: PO-RALG, President’s Office for Regional Administration and Local Government; MoHSW, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; RHMTs, Regional Health Management Teams.