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The Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) is the Tanzanian government organization assigned with the task of coordinating Tanzania's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. TACAIDS was established on 1 December 2000 in an announcement by President Benjamin Mkapa. [1] [2] Reginald Mengi is a former commissioner of TACAIDS. [3]
In 2019, among 1.7 million people living with HIV/AIDS, the prevalence was 4.6% and 58,000 new HIV infection among 15–49 years old, and 6,500 new infections among children below 15 years old, [1] 50% of all new infections are between 15 and 29 years of age group. [2] Report from Tanzania PHIA of 2016/17 shows that HIV prevalence among women ...
As of 2023, PEPFAR has saved over 25 million lives, [2] [3] primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in 2003, as of May 2020, PEPFAR has provided cumulative funding for HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research since its inception, making it the largest global health program focused on a single ...
The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children is a government ministry of Tanzania. It deals with health policy, community development, gender and policy related to the elderly and children.
The leading causes of mortality in Tanzania include: HIV 17%, lower respiratory infections 11%, malaria 7%, diarrheal diseases 6%, tuberculosis 5%, cancer 5%, ischemic heart disease 3%, stroke 3%, sexually transmitted diseases 3%, and sepsis 2% [5] and this shows the double burden of disease the country has to bear.
The Ministry of Health is a government ministry of Tanzania. Its central offices are located in Dodoma. Its mission is to "facilitate the provision of basic health services that are good, quality, equitable, accessible, affordable, sustainable[,] and gender-sensitive". [1]
Report from Tanzania PHIA of 2016–17 shows that HIV prevalence among women is higher (6.2%) than men (3.1%). [51] The prevalence of HIV is less than 2% among 15–19 years for both males and females and then increases with age for both sexes. Prevalence of HIV/AIDS has declined from 7% in 2003 to 4.8% in 2018.
UNAIDS seeks to prevent the HIV/AIDS epidemic from becoming a severe pandemic. UNAIDS is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, where it shares some site facilities with the World Health Organization. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. [1] Currently, Winnie Byanyima [2] leads UNAIDS as executive