Tanzania

Key Results

The United Republic of Tanzania joined the Education Plus initiative and Global Alliance to end AIDS in Children;
Over 133 million condoms distributed through various initiatives;
8.8 million adolescents and young people and 3.9 million adults across the country reached with HIV prevention messaging;
41 000 out-of-school adolescent girls and young women accessed combination HIV prevention services;
Government pledged US$ 126.9 million in public funding towards the national HIV response.

Joint Programme Results

Sustained technical support by the Joint Team improved coordination of national multisectoral HIV prevention and condom programmes in the United Republic of Tanzania. Condom distribution increased from over 74 million in 2021 to 133.6 million in 2022 (UNFPA). Tanzania joined the Global Alliance to End AIDS in Children in 2022 and implemented a new guideline to accelerate progress towards triple elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B (UNICEF, UNAIDS Secretariat).

In eight regions, representatives from 30 youth organizations and 29 healthcare providers were oriented on the legal age of consent for voluntary HIV testing and self-testing which had been previously reduced from 18 to 15 years. As a result, 4 748 young people accessed HIV self-testing in the supported regions (UNFPA).

Tanzania joined the Education Plus initiative following successful advocacy by the Joint Team (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS Secretariat). In addition, the number of primary and secondary schools providing comprehensive sexuality education increased from 15 860 in 2021 to 21 549 in 2022 through technical contributions from the Joint Team, such as the expansion to higher-level institutions and integration of workplace programmes (UNICEF, UNFPA, ILO, UNESCO, UNAIDS Secretariat).

HIV and sexual and reproductive health education messages were developed and disseminated via mobile messaging services, reaching 12 000 young people, parents and caregivers, with technical and financial support from the Joint Team. Subsequently and building on these interventions, 87 000 adolescents improved their HIV knowledge through peer education initiatives (UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO).

Community-led psychosocial services among adolescent and young people were scaled up with the establishment of 21 networks of young people living with HIV. In addition, 88 newly formed youth economic empowerment interventions are strengthening access to knowledge, skills building, and resources young people need for sustainable employment or income generating activities. Furthermore, women leaders from the national network of women living with HIV were empowered to advocate for gender responsive budgets and programmes in their respective regions and districts (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS Secretariat).

Several studies generated strategic evidence to strengthen programming, policy change and resource mobilization for the national HIV response. These included HIV estimates; assessment of community engagement in the delivery of services, regional and national legal environments and the National AIDS Spending Assessments. These led to the revision of various policies and strategies, including the National Multisectoral Condom Strategy 2021-2023; the Global HIV Prevention Coalition Roadmap; and Standard Operating Procedures for Health and HIV services in Prisons (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNODC, WHO, UNAIDS Secretariat).

Finally, a total of 206 350 refugees in various refugee camps accessed comprehensive HIV, tuberculosis and reproductive health services and 119 severely malnourished people living with HIV/TB received nutritional support. Additionally, 92 healthcare providers in the camps received stipends to provide services, while 87 existing healthcare workers in camps were capacitated on HIV-related issues (UNHCR, WFP).