Project Description: The Health Equity Promotion Project in Dar es Salaam aims to address health disparities among marginalized urban communities in Tanzania. Through collaboration with health authorities, the project conducts a situational analysis to understand the current state of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH), Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and Waterborne/Vector-borne diseases services. It assesses health facility readiness, investigates Human Resource (HR) needs, and evaluates the appropriateness of infrastructure. The project targets a comprehensive understanding... The Health Equity Promotion Project in Dar es Salaam aims to address health disparities among marginalized urban communities in Tanzania. Through collaboration with health authorities, the project conducts a situational analysis to understand the current state of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH), Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), and Waterborne/Vector-borne diseases services. It assesses health facility readiness, investigates Human Resource (HR) needs, and evaluates the appropriateness of infrastructure. The project targets a comprehensive understanding of the heath landscape, identification of service gaps, and enhancement of HR capacity, ultimately providing recommendations for different interventions on the pursuit of health equity.
Principal Investigator : Ibrahim Msuya
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Time frame: (2023-12-25) - (2024-05-31)