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Strong health systems are critical for achieving the global goal of ending the AIDS epidemic, including ending HIV/AIDS in children. This brief describes the approach of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) to building the capacity of and strengthening the health system in Tanzania, enabling it to support high-quality, cost-effective, accessible HIV services and to increase the number of people accessing those services.

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From Mortality Review to Mortality Reduction: The Importance of Embedding Routine Pediatric HIV Death Audits in Tanzania

Published August 2026

We assessed the implementation of standardized pediatric mortality audits and associated programmatic responses on mortality trends among CLHIV in Tanzania.

Topics:

Pediatric HIV,

Research

Countries:

Tanzania

Resource

Evidence for sustainable parenting and cash transfer programmes in Tanzania

Published June 2026

In Tanzania’s Dodoma region, EGPAF partnered on Kizazi Kijacho — meaning “Next Generation” in Swahili — a large-scale randomized controlled trial testing whether parenting support, cash transfers, or both could improve early childhood development outcomes across more than 3,100 families. The findings have direct implications for how governments design scalable, affordable ECD programs. Parenting support […]

Topics:

Children,

Maternal and Child Health

Countries:

Tanzania

Project Brief

Integrating Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development into Primary Health Care: The Tanzania Experience

Published July 2025

Overview More than 275 million children in low- and middle-income countries are at risk of suboptimal development, including over 66% of children in sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania 43% of children are at high risk of not achieving their full potential for growth and development. Risk factors for suboptimal development include poverty, nutritional deficiencies, maternal depression, […]

Countries:

Tanzania