Tanzania
Tanzania
Tanzania is a hub of commerce and migration, and the country has made great strides in reducing HIV incidence rates, as evidenced by the Tanzania HIV Impact Survey (THIS) implemented by the Ministry of Health and ICAP in 2017. However, key and hard-to-reach populations are still at increased risk. ICAP partners with the Ministry of Health to improve HIV prevention, care, and treatment for these populations and to explore innovative ways of offering services and linking individuals to care. ICAP also supports the Ministry in addressing the global health security agenda for emerging threats such as COVID-19 and Ebola Virus Disease on disease surveillance and laboratory system strengthening for the Integrated Diseases Surveillance Response (IDSR) system.
Projects
HIV Impact Network for Vertical Transmission Elimination (HIVE)
- Multi-Country,
- current
Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA)
- Multi-Country,
- current:
- Cameroon ,
- Cote d’ Ivoire ,
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ,
- Eswatini ,
- Lesotho ,
- Tanzania ,
- Uganda
Sustain and Accelerate a Comprehensive HIV Response in the United Republic of Tanzania (FIKIA +)
- current
Technical Assistance to Global Fund COVID-19 Response Mechanism (C19RM)
- current
The CQUIN Project for Differentiated Service Delivery
- Multi-Country,
- current
ICAP in Tanzania
Program Start
- 2004
Key Technical Areas
- Global Health Security
- Human Resources for Health
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Laboratory Strengthening
- One Health
- Quality Improvement
- Research
- Strengthening Health Systems
- Surveys
- Technical Assistance
- COVID-19
- HIV
- Tuberculosis
- VMMC
Current Funders
- PEPFAR / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC – Center for Global Health
- CDC International Infection Control Program
- CDC Foundation
- Gates Foundation
ICAP in Tanzania
John Kahemele, MD
Dr. John Kahemele is interim country director for ICAP in Tanzania. A Tanzanian medical doctor, he has over 19 years of technical leadership and programmatic oversight of public health projects, including the United States Government (USG) funded HIV programs in Tanzania. Dr. Kahemele has a wealth of experience working with international organizations and donors, including working for the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). John has worked and supported the Tanzania health system in various positions, including providing direct medical services in the Tanzanian health system. Dr. Kahemele has consulted for the World Health Organization (WHO) on developing the HIV Self-Testing Framework, for the UNICEF on the adolescent care and treatment cascade review in Tanzania, for the UNAIDS on the review of the Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission Plan II implementation.
Previously, Dr. Kahemele served as deputy country director for Programs in Tanzania and oversees programmatic and technical leadership and direction for the FIKIA+ Project and other programs. Before that, he served as the Technical Director for the University of Maryland Baltimore affiliate project that provided Technical Assistance to the health system in Tanzania in eleven regions. Previously, as HIV/AIDS Technical Advisor for Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) Tanzania, Dr. Kahemele oversaw and provided technical guidance to civilian and military HIV program activities for the U.S. Department of Defense – Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (DoD-WRAIR). John also served as a Public Health Specialist for CDC in Tanzania. Before joining CDC, he worked for FHI360 as the Senior Technical Officer for the USAID-funded Care and Treatment Project.
Jobs in Tanzania
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