| Project Detail |
Despite significant progress, Tanzania is still a major malaria-burdened country. It aspires to further accelerate progress towards malaria elimination through innovative strategies and investments in research, vaccine development, and multi-country collaborations. Switzerland supports capacity building, evidence creation, systems to strengthen vector control, case management, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation, multi-sectoral collaboration and cross-border initiatives upon request by the Government. Over the past two decades, Tanzania has strengthened its public health infrastructure and community initiatives like distributing insecticidetreated bednets, thus reducing malaria transmission. From 2015 to 2020, under-five malaria prevalence fell from 14% to 8.1%, under-five mortality from 67 to 43 per 1,000 live births, annual in-patient facility cases from 7.7 to 5.9 million, and malaria incidence from 162 to 106 per 1,000 people. Despite progress, challenges like drug and insecticide resistance as well as climate-driven outbreaks persist, requiring further innovations, better resource mobilization, and sustained political commitment. TEMT supports the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Program (ZAMEP) with targeted technical assistance for strategic malaria interventions under the respective Ministries of Health. Objectives To contribute to the reduction of malaria morbidity and mortality in Tanzania Mainland and malaria elimination in Zanzibar in line with the respective strategic plans. |
