Tanzania

As the largest country in East Africa, Tanzania has 1.6 million HIV-infected people – or about 8.8 percent of the population. HIV/AIDS has orphaned an estimated 980,000 Tanzanian children. In July 2004, Tanzania launched a national program to enroll 500,000 people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and establish HIV care and treatment programs at 200 healthcare facilities. ICAP works with the Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to build broad capacity in support of the Tanzania HIV Care and Treatment Program. ICAP-supported initiatives include:
 

• Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV programs;
• Provision of ART and prophylaxis for opportunistic infections;
• Training programs in ART, pediatric HIV/AIDS care, adherence counseling, laboratory practices, monitoring and evaluation;
• Expanded pediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment services, including the use of Dried Blood Spot DNA PCR technology for early infant diagnosis;
• Infrastructure improvements, including renovations of clinics and laboratories, and equipment acquisition;
• Co-management of HIV/AIDS and malignancies;
• Computerization of HIV/AIDS care and treatment monitoring systems;
• Community sensitization on HIV/AIDS.