The United Republic of Tannzania is situated in East Africa, bordering Kenya(North East) ,Uganda(North West) ,Rwanda and Burundi (West North),Democratic Republic of Congo to the West, the Indian Ocean (East) and Malawi , Zambia, and Mozambique (South)
Tanzania got her indepence in 1961.Her political capital city is dodoma while the commercial city is dar es saalam.
The health of children and women is threatened by poor nutrition, gender inequalities and female illiteracy levels. Some specific public health concerns are outlined below.
HIV prevalence
HIV prevalence is currently reported at 7% (2003 -2004 Indicator Survey, National AIDS Control Programme). The cross-cutting effects of the pandemic have produced a rapidly growing orphan population. Responses to mitigate the attendant economic and social effects are piecemeal and insufficient
The high prevalence of malnutrition (21.8% underweight, 37.7% stunting of children) and high level of food poverty (22% below food poverty line and 39% below basic needs poverty line) is a grave concern for individuals already weakened by HIV. Agriculture has persistently been affected by factors resulting in low productivity and incomes.
Access to health services
Inequity in access to social services is mainly due to skewed income distribution, high levels of income poverty and non-functional social protection for the poor. The low income of the majority of the populations hinders their accessibility to health services as medicines and other services are unaffordable. At the national level, low financial capacity limits adequate resource allocations to the sector leading to inadequate service provisions.
Statistics:
Total pop: 39,459,000
Gross national income per capita : 980
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 50/51
Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 40/41
under five mortality rate(per 1 000 live births): 118
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 518/493
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 45
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 5.5
Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008-http://www.who.int/countries/tza/tza/en/
Total pop: 39,459,000
Gross national income per capita : 980
Life expectancy at birth m/f (years): 50/51
Healthy life expectancy at birth m/f (years, 2003): 40/41
under five mortality rate(per 1 000 live births): 118
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population): 518/493
Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2006): 45
Total expenditure on health as % of GDP (2006): 5.5
Figures are for 2006 unless indicated. Source: World Health Statistics 2008-http://www.who.int/countries/tza/tza/en/
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