2020 Annual Report
Health Tanzania Foundation (HTF) and its Tanzanian partners made substantial progress in 2020, despite very difficult situations related to the coronavirus pandemic and economic challenges. With the pandemic, no U.S.-based HTF board or staff member was able to visit Tanzania. Donations through Health Tanzania Foundation (Health Tanzania) rose from 2019. In 2020, African Palms donated money to build space for eye services, but there
December 2021 Newsletter
The Dar es Salaam Region has now approved Buguruni Anglican Health Centre to receive patients from ICHF (Improved Community Health Fund). ICHF is Tanzania’s new health insurance for people making less than 70 cents a day (the Tanzanian poverty standard). They receive a year’s basic healthcare for $12/enrollee/year. The government estimates that 60,000–80,000 of the 420,000 in our Buguruni and Vingunguti area qualify. With
September-November 2021 Newsletter
Although it seems to be slowing, Tanzania continues to suffer from the COVID-19 pandemic. Community members of all ages have died. Many of the poor were just hanging on and now are even more destitute. Thankfully, COVID-19 vaccines are now becoming available, but only a tiny fraction of the population has been vaccinated so far. Despite all the death and suffering, there is a