Tanzania
Each year, malaria claims the lives of over four million children under five in Tanzania.
With your help, NetsforLife® is working to create a people-centered, integrated model of community development to fight malaria in Tanzania.
Progress Indicators
- Nets distributed to date: 107,298
- Community members reached: 665
- Community volunteers trained: 332,034
- Nets to be distributed in 2010: 116,500
- Population:
- 39 million
- Reported malaria cases:
- 11.5 million*
- Cases among children under 5:
- 31,000*
- Reported Deaths:
- 39,000*
* Data on Tanzania based on figures from WHO’s World Malaria Report 2008.
Tanzania faces difficult economic challenges—its economy depends heavily on agriculture, which accounts for almost half of its gross domestic product and employs 80% of the work force.
However, the climate and topography limit cultivated crops to only 4% of the land. Because of these factors, Tanzania faces chronic food insecurity and poverty.
The average life expectancy is 51.
Malaria in Tanzania
Malaria is the leading cause of death among both adults and children in Tanzania and is the most common reason for inpatient and outpatient hospital admissions.
NetsforLife® Implementing Partner
Implementing partners for NetsforLife® are the Diocese of Dar es Salaam, the Diocese of Central Tanganyika and the Diocese of Western Tanganyika
Areas Impacted
NetsforLife® will be working in three districts in Tanzania: Central Tanganyika, Western Tanganyika and Dar es Salaam.
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