Amref Health Africa – Tanzania
Amref Health Africa – Tanzania (Amref Tanzania), part of the global Amref Health Africa, was established in 1957 and became a country office in 1987. For over 35 years, it has supported public health initiatives in Tanzania in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, PORALG, Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, and other key ministries in both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar. Amref uses community-based approaches to reach underserved areas, strengthening links between communities and formal health systems, promoting health behaviours, disease prevention, and improving healthcare worker skills. Our core values, integrity, Quality, Ubuntu, Accountability, and Collaboration uphold our culture and actions.
From January 2024, Amref Tanzania has implemented 12 projects in 17 mainland regions and Zanzibar. Our 2023-2030 strategy focuses on universal health coverage, climate crisis and the intersectionality with health, demographic transition, public health security, and data and technology transformation. Programs prioritise community-led, people-centred health interventions for sustainable primary healthcare, addressing immediate health needs and underlying social determinants.
Portfolios and Programs
Amref Tanzania’s projects are categorised into 3 portfolios and 8 program areas:
Youth Program: Empowers youths as community change agents through leadership skills, economic empowerment, education, healthcare, and advocacy. Initiatives include sexual and reproductive health (SRH) training, entrepreneurship workshops, and mentorship.
Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCAH) Program: Addresses healthcare needs of women, newborns, children, and adolescents. Focuses on comprehensive reproductive healthcare, including family planning, skilled delivery, and antenatal and postnatal care, promoting maternal and child health education, and strengthening healthcare systems to reduce mortality rates. Additionally, our projects prioritize youth-friendly health services and their nutrition and mental well-being.
Women Empowerment Program: Promotes gender equality, women’s rights, and socio-economic empowerment. Focuses on education, healthcare, economic opportunities, leadership roles, addressing gender-based violence, advocating for policy changes, promoting reproductive health and rights and empowering women to become agents of change in their communities.
Integrated Primary Health Care (I-PHC) Program: Strengthens primary healthcare systems by integrating essential health services and linking community structures with health facilities. Advocates and contributes to efforts to ensure that local health facilities are adequately staffed, equipped, and supported. Empower healthcare professionals to provide accessible and high-quality services.
Health System Strengthening (HSS) Program: Enhances healthcare delivery systems by improving infrastructure, training healthcare workers, and implementing robust health information systems. Addressing key components such as governance, financing, service delivery and human resources.
Community Health System Strengthening (C-HSS) Program: Empowers communities to take charge of their health by providing training, resources, and support to local health workers and volunteers. Through community-led initiatives, such as health education programs, community health referrals, and outreach services, we strive to improve access to healthcare services, promote preventive measures, and strengthen the overall health infrastructure at the grassroots level.
WASH and Climate Change Program: Ensures sustainable water, hygiene and sanitation practices, improves nutrition and livelihoods, and promotes climate-resilient health systems.Developing capacities of the health workforce, endorsing One-Health principles and preparedness for adverse climate events while addressing livelihoods.
Public Health Security: We safeguard communities against disease outbreaks and public health emergencies by strengthening health systems, enhancing disease surveillance, capacitating healthcare workers and promoting community resilience through capacity-building initiatives and effective healthcare infrastructure.
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