Tanzania

Date established	1989
Contact details	Marie Stopes Tanzania Plot No. 421/422 Mwenge / Kijitonyama P.O. Box 7072 Dar es Salaam Tanzania Telephone: + 255 22 277 4991 / 4992 Email: info@mst.or.tz
Services offered	Family planning; health screening; HIV/STIs; male circumcision; maternal health; post abortion care; primary healthcare; social marketing; young people
Number of clinics	21
Outreach / mobile services	Yes
Social marketing products & brands	Condoms: Raha Scented; Lifeguard Pregnancy test: Jibu Hakika Pregnancy Test Strips
Major partners	The Ministry of Health & Social Welfare; Local Government Authorities; German Foundation for World Population (DSW); Family Health International; Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Technische Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GTZ); Pathfinder International; PSW; T-MARC; UNFPA; Vodacom Tanzania
Major donors	Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA); UK Department for International Development (DFID); European Community; the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Direct Relief International; The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

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Highlights

Marie Stopes Tanzania now meets 18% of all contraception use in the country
opened 3 new clinics in 2007 bringing the total to 21 clinics and 742
outreach sites – Marie Stopes Tanzania now has a presence in 46 districts
became a leading provider of sexual and reproductive health services in Tanzania alongside the government facilities
became a major partner with the government to reach rural communities with sexual and reproductive information and services

Future plans

increase the number of districts working in from 46 to 71 by 2009
expand the clinic network to 31 clinics by the same year
integrate youth-friendly HIV services with outreach & mobile services, and with STI and VCT services

Key statistics for Tanzania
Source: UNFPA State of world population 2007
Total population (millions) (2007)	39.7
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010)	1.8
Projected population (millions) (2050)	66.8
Life expectancy (M / F)	46.1 / 46.6
Total fertility rate (2007)	4.51
% contraceptive prevalence: any method	26
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods	20
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	98
% births with skills attendants	46
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	1,500
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births	104
Under 5 mortality (M / F)	169 / 153
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F	5.8 / 7.1
Health expenditure public (% of GNP)	2.4