Tanzanian German Programme to Support Health
Cooperation with the Private Sector
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Approach
• Implement PPPs with private sector companies and institutions to improve workers’ access to HIV/AIDS and SRHR services
• Provide organisational development support for ABCT (technical advice, planning, resource mobilization, PPP)
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Activities
• Cooperation with ABCT
• TGPSH provides an international CIM expert for technical support
• Capacity building
• Cooperation on several PPPs
• Support ABCT in conducting a private sector mapping and other relevant studies and advocacy initiatives
• Actively participate in and support TACAIDS’ private sector desk/activities (informal working group, conferences etc.)
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PPP Example: Social Protection in Healthfor Tea Farmers and Workers of
Afri Tea and Coffee Blenders Ltd.
Objectives: Mponde Tea Factory workers, UTEGA tea farmers and their dependents (170.000 people) have improved access to primary health facilities, testing, care, treatment and health education related to HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB.
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PPP with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)
Objectives:
• To enable the NHIF in selected districts of Tanga and Lindi Regions to enroll informal sector workers and their families into the Community Health Fund (CHF)
• To improve access to health promotion and prevention services (including HIV/AIDS and screening for non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension) for all NHIF members.
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Challenges
• Sustainability of ABCT (current funding and leadership crisis)
• Competition from other donors/service providers (e.g. EngenderHealth/Champion)
• Sustainability of WPP in the private sector
• Sustainability of funding
• Human resources/capacities
• Lack of commitment/interest from CEOs
• Coordination of private sector activities in Tanzania (TPSFA)
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Next steps
• Supporting ABCT in conducting a private sector mapping
• Capacity Building/organizational development support for the planned “Tanzania Private Sector Forum on HIV and AIDS” (TAPSFA)
• Widening our scope from HIV/AIDS WPP to more comprehensive wellness or health programs (including SRHR, TB, malaria and possibly other non-communicable diseases)
• Possibilities of linking WPP and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) => GTZ-SPAA
• Focusing more on MARPs through the choice of sectors/industries (e.g. informal sector, tourism, transport sector, construction, hospitality industry)
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