Target TB working in partnership with the Tanzanian Network of Organizations of People Living with HIV/AIDS (TANOPHA)

Country/regional profile
Tanzania has one of the highest TB burdens in the world; there are over 120,000 new cases of TB every year and since 1990 the number of people dying from TB has almost tripled. The increase in TB cases is linked with the HIV epidemic and it is estimate that 60% of TB patients are HIV positive. 

The project is taking place in the Central and Southern Highland Zones of Tanzania. These two zones are severely affected by HIV, with some parts of the Southern Highlands zone experiencing the highest HIV prevalence rates in Tanzania. In addition, approximately 75% of these populations are rural communities with limited access to health services and health information. target tb

Our work with TANOPHA
TANOPHA currently support over 200 HIV positive people's organisations, with approximately 12,000 members, throughout Tanzania. Target TB is working in partnership with TANOPHA to support the integration of TB into the HIV focused activities of their member organisations across Tanzania’s Central and Southern Highlands Zones.

Project Aims
The project aims to strengthen HIV positive people's participation in the national response to TB and HIV/AIDS and improve the management of TB and HIV co-infection.
                     

                                                                 
                                                                                               TANOPHA beneficiary, Jospeph Cosmos, and his family
Project Activities                                 

  • Representatives from HIV positive peoples groups are trained on TB prevention and treatment and the relationship between TB and HIV. These representatives then disseminate this knowledge to members of their groups.
  • The positive peoples groups will conduct community outreach activities such as public meetings, discussions, drama and role play to increase awareness, reduce stigma and encourage people to access health services relating to TB and HIV.
  • Posters and leaflets with TB messages will be produced and distributed by the positive people's groups to increase awareness of HIV and TB and encourage people to go for TB testing in their local communities.