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Editors and Influencers Sensitization Meeting
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) – including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory diseases, and diabetes – are responsible for a significant portion of morbidity and mortality globally. Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health problem in Tanzania. They are responsible for an estimated 74% of all deaths in the country. The most common NCDs in Tanzania are…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
08AM – 04PM
info@tancda.or.tz
+255 22 2152119
OUR VISION
TANCDA envisages a society prevented from and
assisted against Non Communicable Diseases
To support patients who suffer from NCDs and work for better prevention and treatment through health information and advocacy for quality care of people with NCD.
To prevent NCDs through information and educational activities and to support capacity building for NCD services.
To create partnerships with other Associations with similar objectives, to improve the quality of NCDs prevention and treatment.
To work in partnership with all stakeholder to identify critical gaps in the prevention and control of NCDs.
10+
Years
Experience
TANCDA
WE ARE FOCUSED ON ADDRESSING THE GROWING BURDEN OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) IN TANZANIA
To raise awareness of NCDs, promote prevention measures, and advocate for policies that support the effective management and control of NCDs in Tanzania.
TANCDA
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WHAT WE DO
Knowledge Exchange
Creating partnerships with other Associations with similar objectives, to improve the quality of NCDs prevention and treatment.
Advocacy
Supporting patients who suffer from NCDs and work for better prevention and treatment through health information and advocacy for quality care of people with NCD.
Policy Engagement
Working in partnership with, Government, Parliament, Private sector, International NGOs, and Local community members and leaders to identify critical gaps in the prevention and treatment of NCDs and to provide logistical support to address these needs.
Public Education
SERVICES OFFERED BY TANCDA
- Outreach/ Screening of NCDs
- Patient support
- Provision of NCDs educational materials to community and health care providers
- Canceling and consultation services to NCD patients
- Training of HCPs on various aspects of diagnosis and management of NCDs
TANCDA FUTURE PLANS
- Supporting implementation of the National NCD Program launched in November 2021
- Support the implementation of the National STEPS survey.
- Seek funding and logistical support to strengthen community efforts to improve local knowledge about NCDs prevention and treatment.
- Support scientific research on NCDs: causes, prevention and treatment.
- Support the integration of services at all levels of care
- To enter into any arrangement with any government or authorities (municipal, local or otherwise) or any corporation, company or person that may seem conducive to the Alliance.
- Engage media houses, editors and journalists in prevention and control of NCDs
- Create patient peer support groups
TANCDA NETWORKS AND COLLABORATIONS
TANCDA does a lot of Networking and multi-sectoral collaboration:
- Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, elderly and Children
- President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government
- Danish NCD Alliance
- East Africa NCD Alliance
- African NCD Network
- Global NCD Alliance
- Health Action International
- NCDs related Associations
- International development Law Organization
- World Diabetes Foundation/ Novo Nordisk
- Novartis
- WHO
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OUR MISSION
