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Tanzania
 Key Facts [Source: UNAIDS]
- Population: 40 million
- Estimated number of people living with HIV: 1.4 million
- Estimated number of children living with HIV: 140,000
- Foundation headquarters: Dar Es Salaam
- Foundation presence since: 2003
Foundation Programs in Tanzania
- Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT): Providing services to prevent transmission of HIV from mothers to their babies
- HIV and AIDS Care and Treatment: Providing medical care and antiretroviral treatment for children and families living with HIV and AIDS.
- Maternal and Pediatric Care Initiative: Expanding care and treatment for children and families, with a specific goal of increased identification of young HIV-positive or -exposed children to whom care and treatment will be provided.
Key Foundation Accomplishments (as of September 30, 2009)
- Provided more than 1 million women in Tanzania with critical PMTCT services.
- Enrolled more than 103,000 adults and children into care and support programs; of those ever enrolled, close to 49,000 have begun ART; and of these, more than 4,200 are children.
- Supports the child-centered family HIV care clinic (CCFCC) at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, which combines service provision, training, and research to optimize clinical care for HIV-infected children and their families.
 Tanzania Story of Hope: Amadeus' story
Tanzania Note From the Field: Delivering “Generation Free Kits” to Mothers in Tanzania
News: Tatu Msangi Attends State of the Union Address
Message From the Tanzania Country Director, Dr. Anja Giphart
Anja (third from left) with a family in Tanzania |
I have been working with the Tanzanian program for the last five years. It is amazing what progress has been made. The president of Tanzania is very committed to the fight against HIV and that has made a big difference. We work with the Ministry for Health and Social Welfare at the national, regional, district, and facility levels. We also work with faith-based hospitals. My team is extremely dedicated and that is very inspiring. We will win this war as long as we stay focused and committed.
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