International Development Grant

Zonal Rollout of Essential Health Interventions

Project Number: CA-3-A032892001

Status: Closed

Country/Region:

Tanzania 100.00%

Maximum Contribution: $7,000,000.00

Start Date: March 20, 2006

End Date: March 31, 2008

Duration: 2.0 years

Project Description

This project provides support for professional development of health care workers and planners through the Government of Tanzania's Health Sector Basket Fund. Through this support health professionals receive in-service training on essential health interventions that have been proven to be critically effective and efficient in the delivery of health care at the local level. With these tools and knowledge health care workers and planners who are responsible for health care delivery across the country are better equipped to prevent diagnose and treat illness among the Tanzanian population. This project builds on the success of the Tanzania Essential Health Intervention Project (TEHIP 1998-2004) through which Canada's International Development Research Centre and the Tanzanian Ministry of Health developed and tested a number of tools and training modules for evidence-based health care planning and delivery.

Progress & Results Achieved

Results as of October 2008 (end of the project) include: increased capacity of Tanzania’s 133 districts to prioritize and allocate resources based on burden of disease as a result of the full integration of planning tools; and Zonal Health Resource Centre workers trained thus contributing to an increased capacity of local health services.

Key Information

Executing Agency:
Government of Tanzania

Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada

Program:
WGM Africa

Last Modified:
September 19, 2025

Development Classifications

DAC Sector:

Health policy and administrative management 20%
Medical services 15%
Basic health care 15%
Health personnel development 50%

Aid Type: Basket funds/pooled funding

Collaboration: Bilateral

Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation

Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP

Policy Markers
Level 1 Gender equality
Major Funding (>$1M)
Budget Breakdown
2005-04-01 to 2006-03-31 $7,000,000 CAD
Geographic Information
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Project Number: CA-3-A032892001