United Republic of Tanzania
The government of Tanzania has recognised HIV as a major development crisis that affects all sectors of society. Approximately 1.4 million people are living with HIV. The major vulnerable and affected groups include: women 15–24 years old; orphans and vulnerable children 0–18 years old; men 25–34 years old; sex workers; people in the transport sector, mines, police force, military, prisons and prisoners; refugees; and elderly people forced into new roles as caregivers without support themselves. There are an estimated 1,100,000 AIDS orphans in the country and UNAIDS estimates that AIDS-related deaths stood at 140,000 in 2006.
There has been strong political support to respond to the HIV epidemic. In 2001 the National AIDS Control Programme was created and a national policy on HIV/AIDS was developed. In early 2002 a multi-sectoral Tanzania Commission on AIDS (TACAIDS) was established by an Act of Parliament. The National AIDS Control Programme of the Ministry of Health developed a Health Sector Strategy on HIV/AIDS for 2003–2008 in February 2003.
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Total Population: 38,329,000 (2006)|
In 2005, an AMICAALL Coordinator/National Technical Advisor was hired with funding from the World Bank/IDF. A national UN Volunteer, funded by UNDP, also provided support to the AMICAALL Programme during 2005. AMICAALL Tanzania has been working closely with TACAIDS, UNDP, and UNAIDS on activities to enhance municipal-level capacity to respond to HIV and AIDS. AMICAALL Tanzania has been working closely with TACAIDS, UNDP and UNAIDS on activities to enhance municipal-level capacity to respond to HIV. |
AMICAALL Tanzania has received support from many partners. Resource mobilisation and partnership activities have been undertaken with: TACAIDS, the President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government, Sustainable Cities Programme, Association of Local Authorities in Tanzania, UNAIDS, UNDP, USAID, World Bank (MAP) and GTZ. |
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