At the Center of Primary Health Care: Nurses Protect Girls from the Leading Cancer Killer of Women in Tanzania
May 08, 2019
Maryalice Yakutchik and Frank Kimaro
Nurses are the center of healthcare in Tanzania.
Read More »Sauti project delivers HIV medicine to rural communities
January 11, 2019
Zacharia Mlacha
The Sauti project, led by Jhpiego in partnership with with EngenderHealth, Pact and the National Institute for Medical Research-Mwanza, provides a community-based service to bring HIV medication to clients who have been taking ART for at least six months, report good adherence and sho
Read More »Tanzania toward an HIV-Free Generation– VMMC campaign hits 800,000 clients
January 11, 2019
Tanzania’s voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program, AIDSFree, has made incredible progress since its inception in 2009. In partnership with John Snow Inc.,and through the sponsorship of the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the U.S. Agency for Int
Read More »Maternal and Child Survival Program Invigorates Nursing and Midwifery Education in Tanzania
August 24, 2018
Owen Mwandumbya 
With support from USAID's flagship Maternal and Child Survival Program, nursing and midwifery students in Tanzania benefit from new computers, well-stocked libraries and aptly-equipped clinical skills labs.
Read More »A Ticket To Health!
August 21, 2018
Lucia La
Jhpiego, with funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in partnership with the Government of Tanzania, aims to reach tens of thousands of young girls with HPV vaccinations.
Read More »“Diagnose One, Link One”: Linking Key and Vulnerable Populations to HIV Care in Tanzania
December 12, 2017
Charles Wanga
In hotspot areas such as Tandale, key and vulnerable populations are most at risk of HIV infection. The World Health Organization and others define key and vulnerable populations as adolescents and young women, sex workers, people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, transgend
Read More »Facing the HIV Triple Threat
December 13, 2016
Haeli Gustafson and Maryalice Yakutchik
Mery faces a daily challenge — how not to join the 1,000 young women diagnosed with HIV each day. The Sauti Project in Tanzania is supporting her decision to stay healthy with prevention services and more.
Read More »A Friendly, Timely Intervention
December 13, 2016
Zacharia Mlacha
Njombe Town, Tanzania—Sarafina Haule had just turned 20 when a short-lived “fling” with a traveling tree cutter left her pregnant and without support. The affair also left her with HIV.
Read More »A Gift That Keeps on Giving—How Zawadi Got Her Name
August 10, 2016
Emmanuel Kihaule
Lilian Novati was dreading a return to the overcrowded maternity ward where she had given birth years ago. Imagine her surprise at finding not only a renovated ward, but better care, too.
Read More »Tanzania HIV Prevention Initiative Nears Target Goals in Providing Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in High Prevalence Regions
July 12, 2016
Charles Wanga
Working in three high HIV-prevalence districts, Jhpiego and partners reach men and youth with an effective package of HIV prevention services that includes voluntary medical male circumcision.
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