| Author(s) |
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare |
| Date |
2006 |
| Country |
United Republic of Tanzania |
| Language |
English |
| Contributor(s) |
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare |
| Publisher(s) |
World Health Organization |
| Description |
This report presents findings from the 2005-2006 Service Availability Mapping (SAM) implemented in Tanzania |
| Abstract |
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) Tanzania in collaboration with WHO implemented a survey on
Service Availability Mapping (SAM) from December 2005 to February 2006. The Tanzania SAM aimed to complement
existing information on health services and provide the country with information on the distribution of facilities, human
resources, and basic health services.
The SAM included a national survey of all districts in Tanzania, a SAM of facilities in all districts of Dar es Salaam and
Mwanza regions, Zanzibar, and the district of Kibaha in Pwani; and an HIV prevention-focused SAM of schools, workplaces and priority prevention areas in Mwanza region. District medical officers and their teams were asked about the availability of services in the district.
This SAM Survey Report for Tanzania covers the following categories of indicators:
1. The availability of services and service providers:
• Human Resources
• Hospital beds
• Blood transfusion services
• Laboratory Services
• Communication and technology
• Injection and sterilization practices
• Medical equipment
2. Estimated coverage of specific interventions:
• Percentage of facilities in the district with access to safe water
• Percentage of facilities in the district with functioning piped water supply
• Percentage of facilities in the district with health workers trained in safe motherhood
• Percentage of facilities in the district with health workers trained in Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
3. Facilities providing selected services:
• HIV/AIDS
• Malaria
• Tuberculosis control
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
• Non-communicable diseases
• Family planning
4. HIV prevention-focused SAM of schools, workplaces and priority prevention areas in Mwanza region:
• Percentage of schools providing specific services related to HIV/AIDS
• Percentage of schools with specific human resources for HIV/AIDS-related activities
• Percentage of schools with teaching aids and commodities for HIV/AIDS-related activities
• Percentage of workplaces with HIV/AIDS-related activities, human resources and services |
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