Tanzania 2 project

Empower the patient association to organise successful awareness campaign and advocacy

Partner institution
Haemophilia Society of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam

Represented by
Mr Richard Minja, President of HST

Duration
2 years, 2017 – 2019

Status
Completed

Objectives

• Empower the haemophilia community
• Organise media engagement training
• Create awareness in the region of Dar es Salam
• Advocacy meetings with authority

Achievements

• Organised strategic media engagement workshop and social media workshop for youth group leading to:
  • Press conference
  • Patient association’s Facebook page created and active
  • Media coverage and new people with haemophilia identified
• 10 new people with haemophilia identified
• Leadership training for 18 youth
• Haemophilia included in 2018 drafted health policy
• Training for 33 traditional healers
• Patient camp attended by 63 people with haemophilia and family