Tanzania

The Tanzania country profile provides an overview of the community health system in Tanzania according to the most up-to-date policies available. It particularly focuses on the country’s community health providers, the structures that support them, and the services they deliver across many health areas – with a spotlight on family planning. The profile is targeted towards policymakers, program implementers, donors, researchers, and others interested in the country’s community health system.

The table below captures key information from the full, downloadable country profile. The complete CHS Catalog data set is also available for download, including information for Tanzania.

Community Health Quick Stats

Main Community Health Policy / Strategy | Last Updated
  • Primary Health Services Development Programme (MMAM) 2007–2017 | 2007
  • National Essential Health Care Interventions Package – Tanzania | 2013
  • Community-Based Health Program (CBHP) Policy Guidelines | 2014
  • Health Sector Strategic Plan IV | 2015
  • CBHP Costed Strategic Plan (2015–2020) | 2015
  • CBHP Implementation Design | 2017
Number of Community Health Provider Cadres

1 main cadre: Community health worker (CHW)

Estimated Number of Community Health Providers

Information not available in policy.

Community-Level Data Collection Yes
Levels of Management of Community-Level Service Delivery

National, regional, district, ward, local/village

Key Community Health Program(s)

CBHP; MMAM

Key Policies and Strategies

Ministry of Education and Vocational Training. n.d. National Strategic Plan for School Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (SWASH) 2012–2017. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. 2007a. Primary Health Services Development Programme–MMAM 2007–2017. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2007b. Standard Treatment Guidelines (STG) and the National Essential Medicines List (NEMLIT) for Mainland Tanzania, Third Edition. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2010. National Family Planning Costed Implementation Program 2010 – 2015. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2013a. Human Resources for Health and Social Welfare Strategic Plan 2014–2019. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2013b. National Essential Health Care Interventions Package – Tanzania (NEHCIP-Tz). Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania.

———. 2013c. Third Health Sector HIV and AIDS Strategic Plan (HSHSP III) 2013–2017. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2014a. National Community-Based Health Programme Policy Guidelines. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania.

———. 2014b. National Malaria Strategic Plan 2014–2020. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2014c. National Nutrition Strategy July 2011/12–June 2015/16. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2015a. Health Sector Strategic Plan July 2015–June 2020 (HSSP IV). Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. 2015b. Technician Certificate in Community Health (NTA Level 4). Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania.

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children. 2016a. National Policy Guidelines for Collaborative TB/HIV Activities. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania.

———. 2016b. National Costed Community-Based Health Program Strategic Plan 2015–2020. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, United Republic of Tanzania.

———. 2016c. Task Sharing Policy Guidelines for Health Sector Services in Tanzania. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, United Republic of Tanzania.

———. 2016d. The National Road Map Strategic Plan to Improve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn Child & Adolescent Health in Tanzania (2016–2020). Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).

———. Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children. 2017. National Community-Based Health Programme Implementation Design. Dar es Salaam: Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, United Republic of Tanzania.

United Republic of Tanzania. n.d. The Tanzania Development Vision 2025. Dar es Salaam: United Republic of Tanzania (accessed April 2017).