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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