Government
Ministry of Health, Tanzania
Dodoma
Leads national health policy; sickle cell disease is included in the national strategy for non-communicable diseases.
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Who supports sickle cell care in Tanzania.
A directory of government bodies, hospitals, research programmes, patient groups and partners working on sickle cell disease.
1Government
3Hospitals & care
2Research & training
7Patient & advocacy groups
4Funders & international partners
Hospitals & care
Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)
Dar es Salaam
National referral hospital with dedicated clinics for children and adults living with sickle cell disease.
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Hospitals & care
Bugando Medical Centre
Mwanza
Zonal consultant and teaching hospital for the Lake Zone, providing sickle cell care and research in north-western Tanzania.
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Hospitals & care
TASIWA partner
Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation – Tanzania (Baylor Tanzania)
Tanzania
Paediatric care and health-systems partner; supervised TASIWA's Securing Health, Improving Lives Project.
Research & training
Sickle Cell Programme – MUHAS
Upanga, Dar es Salaam
Programme at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences supporting coordination, healthcare, advocacy, research and training for SCD (the CHARTA approach).
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Research & training
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
Dar es Salaam
Health sciences university training health professionals and leading long-term sickle cell research in Tanzania.
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Patient & advocacy groups
Sickle Cell Foundation of Tanzania (SCFT)
Dar es Salaam
Non-governmental organisation launched in 2010 to raise awareness of sickle cell disease.
Patient & advocacy groups
Sickle Cell Disease Patients Community of Tanzania
Tanzania
Patient-led community giving people living with SCD a voice and peer support.
Patient & advocacy groups
Sickle Cell Society Tanzania
Tanzania
Civil-society group working on awareness and support for people with SCD and their families.
Patient & advocacy groups
Sickle Cell Youth Foundation
Tanzania
Youth-focused organisation promoting awareness and support among young people living with SCD.
Patient & advocacy groups
Tanzania Sickle Cell Disease Alliance
Tanzania
Alliance bringing together stakeholders to advocate for better sickle cell services.
Patient & advocacy groups
Sickle Cell Federation Tanzania
Tanzania
Federation of sickle cell groups; a partner in regional programmes to strengthen SCD care.
Patient & advocacy groups
Tanzania Sicklecell Warriors Organization (TASIWA)
Mwanza
Education, awareness and new hope for people living with SCD, parents and caregivers in the Lake Zone.
Funders & international partners
TASIWA partner
Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
International
Funder of the Securing Health, Improving Lives Project implemented by TASIWA in Mwanza.
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Funders & international partners
Novo Nordisk Haemophilia & Haemoglobinopathies Foundation
International
Supports a Kenya–Tanzania programme strengthening care centres, health-worker training and advocacy for haemophilia and SCD.
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Funders & international partners
Texas Children's Global HOPE
International
With the BMS Foundation and Baylor College of Medicine, supports programmes to combat SCD in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Funders & international partners
TASIWA partner
Bank of Tanzania (BoT)
Dar es Salaam
Funded TASIWA's Daftari SCD Project in 2022, which used exercise books to raise sickle cell awareness in schools.
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About this directory. It is compiled from public sources to help families find support; listing does not imply a partnership with TASIWA unless marked. Know an organisation we should add, or spotted an error? Let us know.