PAMJ supplements

The impact of public health interventions on the health of communities towards the Sustainable Development Goals, Tanzania

Over the past 10 years, the United Republic of Tanzania has made remarkable progress in improving public health by reducing communicable diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases and controlling cholera outbreaks. However, maternal mortality remains a challenge at 556 per 100,000 live births, and neonatal mortality contributes up to 52% of < 5-year-old mortality. Noncommunicable diseases, including mental health problems, are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, straining the country's limited resources. The emergence of epidemics and pandemics such as COVID-19 places additional pressure on the health system and disrupts the economic and social well-being of the population. The government's efforts to address these challenges and achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be supported by implementing a World Health Organization Country Cooperative Strategy (CCS) with four strategic priorities, including strengthening health systems and protecting communities from infectious diseases.
This supplement describes the work conducted by the Tanzanian government and its partners, with the support of WHO, to improve public health consistent with the SDGs and WHO 13th Global Program of Work (GPW). The supplement presents programmatic interventions such as reducing road traffic accidents and injuries, developing a national health framework, eliminating cholera and malaria in Zanzibar, improving COVID-19 vaccine uptake, enhancing water, sanitation, and hygiene, accelerating HIV/AIDS services, and introducing a new anti-HIV regimen. Despite the challenges, significant progress has been made in improving the health of the Tanzanian public, as described in this supplement. We hope that you enjoy learning about this work through this supplement.

Guest editors:

  • Dr Yoti Zabulon, World Health Organization Tanzania, Country Office
  • Dr Tegegne Sisay Gashu, World Health Organization, Tanzania Country Office

Contact: Dr Tegegne Sisay Gashu, World Health Organisation, Tanzania Country Office, World Health Organisation, United Republic of Tanzania (gashutegegns@who.int )

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Reducing deaths and injury from road traffic crashes through multisectoral collaboration (Research)

Mary Kessi, Deus Sokoni, Mary Kitambi, Daudi Katopola, Galbert Fedjo, Neema Kileo, Evelyn Murphy, Mapunda Maxmillan, Leticia Rweyemamu, Jones Jema John, Elibahati Akyoo, Zablon Yoti

Pan African Medical Journal. 06 June 2023. 45(1): 1

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Process of developing Country Cooperation Strategy in Tanzania, as an effective tool for aligning WHO's support to the member state in achieving health and health-related sustainable development goal (Research)

Sisay Gashu Tegegne, Tigest Ketsela Mengestu, Katayama Francisco, Caroline Bollars, Happy Kapanga, Fedjo Tefoyet Galbert, Ghirmay Andemichael, Christine Musanhu, Mapunda Maxmillan, Kileo Neema, Grace Saguti, Jiri Phyllis, Peter Nsubuga, Yoti Zablon

Pan African Medical Journal. 07 June 2023. 45(1): 2

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Strategies to improve COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Manyara region, Tanzania, July to September 2022: best practices and lessons learned (Research)

Violet Mathenge, Chima Onuekwe, Shafique Nass, Caroline Akim, Erick Msunyaro, Elirehema Mfinanga, William Pascal Mambo, Suten Geofrey Mwabulambo, Suleiman Manozas, Damas Kayera, Florian Tinuga, Sisay Tegegne, William Mwengee, Phionah Atuhebwe, Yoti Zabulon

Pan African Medical Journal. 08 June 2023. 45(1): 3

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Process of developing the National Health in All Policies Framework to address social determinants of health in Tanzania Mainland: lessons learned, 2018 - 2022 (Research)

Edward Mbanga, Catherine Joachim, Omar Ilyas, Raynold John, Leticia Rweyemamu, Sally Mtenga, Grace Mhalu, Alphoncina Nanai, Neema Kileo, Mary Kessi, Nemes Iriya, Maximillian Mapunda, Peter Phori, Doris Kirigia, Nicole Valentine, Michaela Told, Abigail Marwa, Zabulon Yoti

Pan African Medical Journal. 08 June 2023. 45(1): 4

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Contribution of community champions to accelerate the uptake of COVID-19 vaccination in Rukwa region, Tanzania, February - October 2022 (Research)

Erick Msunyaro, Jaliath Rangi, Tumaini Haonga, Neema Kileo, Jerry Mlembwa, Susan Nyawade, Zorodzai Machekanyanga, Akili Kalinga, Winfrida John, May Abdul Bukuku, Priscilla Kusena, Ibrahim Isack, Violet Mathenge, Grace Saguti, Elibahati Akyoo, Zabulon Yoti

Pan African Medical Journal. 08 June 2023. 45(1): 5

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Towards cholera elimination in Zanzibar: analysis of evidences on what have worked (Report)

Ghirmay Andemichael Redae, Tigest Ketsela Mengestu, Fadhil Mohammed Abdalla, Salim Noor Slim, Vendelin Tarmo Simon, Ali Omar Ali, Grace Elizabeth Saguti, Michael Mesfin Habtu, Sisay Gashu Tegegne, Marko John Msambazi, Yoti Zabulon

Pan African Medical Journal. 14 June 2023. 45(1): 6

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Where next, malaria elimination in Zanzibar (Report)

Mohamed Haji Ali, Jovin Kitau, Abdullah Suleiman Ali, Abdul-wahid Al-Mafazy, Sisay Gashu Tegegne, Omar Ussi, Christine Musanhu, Shija Joseph Shija, Bakari Omar Khatib, Humphrey Mkali, Sigsbert Mkude, Geofrey Makenga, Elizabeth Kasagama, Fabrizio Molteni, Noela Kisoka, Chonge Kitojo, Naomi Serbantez, Erik Reaves, Zabulon Yoti

Pan African Medical Journal. 18 June 2023. 45(1): 7

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Low engagement of key populations in HIV health services in Tanzania: analysis of community, legal and policy factors (Research)

Andrew Kigombola, Johnson Lyimo, Mucho Mizinduko, Deogratias Mkembela, Evelyne Maziku, William Kafura, Abubakar Maghimbi, Christine Musanhu, Peter Nsubuga, Zablon Yoti

Pan African Medical Journal. 20 June 2023. 45(1): 8

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