2009

T-MARC Leads Innovative GIS Mapping in Tanzania

Quickly emerging as a leader in GIS/GPS mapping in Tanzania, T-MARC will be launching Phase Two of its work to measure coverage, quality of coverage, and access to condoms in "hot spots," or areas where sexual negotiations and acts occur.  The second round of activities will begin in April using the same methodology focusing on diverse regions and at-risk groups.  The findings will be a key component in the development of future targeted outreach to those most at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS.  The findings can serve to achieve many programmatic objectives, including tracking and monitoring outlets and increasing product penetration; developing benchmarks for marketing strategies targeted for at-risk populations; and providing country-level data to influence future programmatic activities targeted at high-risk populations. Read more

Families Matter — New Initiative that encourages dialogue about sexual reproductive health among parents and their adolescent children
In accordance with the GOT concerted efforts on youth HIV prevention , as a top strategic priority, T-MARC, under the sponsorship from President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), through the Global AIDS Program of the National Center for HIV, STI and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through funding opportunity number CDC-RFA-PS08-846, Grant Number 1U2GPS001147 – 01, have taken initiative to implement a project titled “Engaging Parents in Sexual Risk Prevention Efforts Targeting Youth” – Families Matter aimed to empower parents with the necessary skills to communicate with their adolescents about reproductive health and avoidance of sexual risk behaviors to enable adolescents to delay onset of sexual debut. Read more

2008

The Fourth Season of the Mama Ushauri Radio Serial Drama Begins Today: Health-focused Radio Program Promises an Exciting Year
At a crowded community event held outside the Buguruni Anglican Health Center in Dar es Salaam, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare Hon. Prof David Mwakyusa (MP) and U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania, Mark Green, officially launched the fourth season of the Mama Ushauri Radio Serial Drama for reproductive, child and maternal health.  Other dignitaries included Dr. Gertrude Mongella, President of the Pan-African Parliament and U.S. Agency for International Development’s Tanzania Director, Pamela White. Read more

2007

Vaa (Put It On) Kondom and SafeTStop:
US Government Supports Two New Initiatives To Enable Tanzanians at Risk to Protect themselves from HIV and AIDS
On May 22, 2007 at the Mpakani/Mwaka grounds in Tunduma, two new HIV efforts will be initiated by Dr. Luke Siyame, Deputy Minister for Disaster Management and HIV Campaign in the Prime Minister’s Office. With technical and financial support by the United States Government through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), SafeTStop and Vaa Kondom are designed to reach Tanzanians at risk for HIV – providing useful tools and information to help people at risk of HIV to change their behaviors, to protect themselves and their families, and to know their HIV status. Read more

T-MARC Company Launched under New Public/Private Partnership
The Tanzania Marketing and Communication Company, Ltd (also known as the T-MARC Company) has been officially launched. The T-MARC Company is a Tanzanian not-for-profit organization whose mission is to build partnerships between multiple players in the commercial, NGO, and public sectors.  The T-MARC Company’s mission is to facilitate the growth of the “total market” for an extensive range of public health products and services, and to increase the practise of health-protective behaviours. The philosophy of the T-MARC Company is that its partners lead with T-MARC providing the support they need to be successful. Read more

New Diarrhea Treatment launched in Tanzania
Tanzania has become the first country in Africa to introduce zinc as a treatment for childhood diarrhea. PedZinc, a brand manufactured and distributed by Shelys Pharmaceuticals, will be made available throughout all pharmacies in Tanzania at affordable prices. Read more

Sikia Kengele (Listen to the Bell)—New Campaign to Promote HIV Prevention Through Faithfulness
Sikia Kengele is a new national initiative to encourage faithfulness for HIV prevention that uses the symbol of a bell to represent a wake up call for behaviour change. Everyone--regardless one's age or religion--can use faithfulness to keep HIV away from themselves and their families. Tanzanians will be urged to get tested for HIV and remain faithful to their partner.  Sikia Kengele is being implemented by the Tanzania Marketing and Communication (T-MARC) Project with support from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and has been designed to support the work of the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) and the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s National AIDS Control Program (NACP).  The launch will take place March 27, 2007, at 10 a.m. in Chalinze, Pwani District at the Uwanja wa Nyundo grounds. Read more

Mama Ushauri Radio Serial Drama to Educate Women about Modern Family Planning Methods
The Tanzania Marketing and Communication (T-MARC) Project, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s Reproductive and Child Health Section, will launch a six-month-long radio serial drama on reproductive health called Mama Ushauri at 10:00 a.m. on March 9, 2007 with the help of the community surrounding the Tandale Health Centre in Kinondoni District.  Mama Ushauri (Mama Advice) is a fictional Tanzanian radio and television character, known by many Tanzanians for her straight-talking language and honesty.  Mama Ushauri is not an expert on family planning, but a knowledgeable advocate for women and their families on issues of reproductive health.  She seeks to help clear myths and misconceptions about reproductive health and encourages women to seek the advice of their family planning providers to choose a method that is right for them. Read more