Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Strengthening Tanzania’s Primary Healthcare System for Women and Girls
Agreement Number:
7437452 P009439001
Agreement Value:
$75,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2027
Description:
Through the support of the Government of Canada and other international donors, the Health Basket Fund aims to support the primary health care elements of Tanzania’s Health Sector Strategic Plan V. This project provides coordinated health system strengthening and service delivery for primary health care across Tanzania. Project activities include: (1) delivering life-saving essential primary health care services such as antenatal and postnatal care, emergency obstetric and newborn care, and family planning; (2) conducting small-scale rehabilitation of health facilities to support the provision of gender-sensitive sexual and reproductive health and rights and maternal and adolescent health services; (3) training, mentoring and supervising healthcare workers; (4) performing immunizations and preventing and treating communicable diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, diarrhea and COVID-19; and (5) supporting the strengthening health facility governance committees (including to enhance women’s participation). The Health Basket Fund provides 90% of funding directly to 5,591 public sector primary health facilities across mainland Tanzania. The project expects 71 million patient visits to take place annually at village-level health dispensaries and 48 million patient visits to take place at health centres.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved use of quality, gender- and adolescent-responsive primary health care services, including for sexual and reproductive health and maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health, particularly by women, adolescent girls and children; and 2) strengthened public primary health care system accountability and responsiveness to needs of the poorest and most marginalized, particularly women, adolescent girls and children.
Location:
Dar es Salaam, TZ
Reference Number:
064-2021-2022-Q4-00046
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Recipient's Legal Name:
Government of Tanzania - Ministry of Finance
Program:
International Development Assistance Program
Program Purpose:
The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.