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Growing older in Africa and Asia: Multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being. Global health Action journal, supplement 2
Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, 2010Selection of articles looking at the status of the elderly in Asia and Africa, resulting from the collaboration of the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE). Article titles include:DocumentThe long-run impacts of adult deaths on older household members in Tanzania
Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2009Increases in prime-age mortality rates in high-prevalence African countries due to HIV/AIDS have resulted in "missing" working-age adults, which has implications on the well-being of surviving family members. This study about Tanzanian case focuses on one specific category, older adults, who may be especially vulnerable.DocumentThe Global Fund: managing great expectations
The Lancet, 2004This paper published in the Lancet, tracks early implementation experiences of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in four African countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Interim findings are based on interviews with 137 national-level respondents. The paper finds that:OrganisationMEMA kwa Vijana
MEMA kwa Vijana is an adolescent sexual and reproductive health programme, working in schools, health facilities and communities in Mwanza Region, Tanzania.DocumentLong-term evaluation of the MEMA kwa Vijana adolescent sexual health programme in rural Mwanza, Tanzania: a randomised controlled trial
MEMA kwa Vijana, 2008MEMA kwa Vijana (MkV) is an adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) programme working in schools, health facilities and communities in Tanzania.DocumentBiological and behavioural impact of an adolescent sexual health intervention in Tanzania: a community-randomized trial
International AIDS Society, 2007Young people in the rural African population are at high risk of adolescent pregnancy and STIs, with a low incidence of condom use and a high proportion entering into sexual activity. This report in the official journal of the International AIDS Society shows how the impact of a multicomponent intervention programme on the sexual health of adolescents was assessed in rural Tanzania.DocumentLiving with our Bibi: a qualitative study of children living with grandmothers in the Nshamba area of north western Tanzania
HelpAge International, 2008The Kwa Wazee Project works with grandparents and the grandchildren who live with them (generally orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS) in the Kagera district of Tanzania. The main activity of the Project is to provide a cash transfer in the form of a pension to grandparents (mostly grandmothers). Grannies get small monthly pensions for themselves and for the grandchildren they support.OrganisationKwa Wazee
Organisation working with the elderly to promote pension programmes in Tanzania.DocumentNational plans of action for orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa: where are the youngest children?
Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2008Although it is recognised that the focus of support must be on all children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, including those living with sick parents or in extreme poverty, the youngest are often invisible to programme planners, despite their vulnerability.DocumentBuilding Bridges: home-based care model for supporting older carers of people living with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania
HelpAge International, 2007Research in 2006 by Helpage International and partners of Tanzania shows that 20-45 % of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and 25-75 % of vulnerable children are cared for in older headed households. Older people’s role of caring for their dependents is difficult in a complex environment.Pages