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Tanzania– Overview of Country Activities:

The Institute’s work with the Zanzibar Nurses Association (ZANA) that began in 2003 resulted in the incorporation of the Standard Days Method (SDM) in the services of 21 public health facilities on the islands of Unguja and Pemba. These services include the two ZANA offices in Zanzibar and Chake Chake, 18 Ministry of Health (MOH) facilities and one Marie Stopes clinic, covering four urban and 17 rural areas. To date, there are 657 SDM users.

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Partners:

• Marie Stopes: Tanzania
• Ministry of Health
• Zanzibar Nurses Association (ZANA)

Country Updates

The Institute will continue to provide assistance to ZANA as it seeks to scale up access to the SDM and become a resource NGO on a national level. The USAID mission has expressed interest in supporting ZANA’s efforts to scale up reproductive health services.