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* If you have a '''yeast infection''', you can ask for Fluconazole (generic term for the ingredient used in many yeast infection medications) | * If you have a '''yeast infection''', you can ask for Fluconazole (generic term for the ingredient used in many yeast infection medications) | ||
* There appears to be a small-scale program for '''Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)''' in Tanzania, with an estimated 500-700 PrEP users.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/tanzania-close-up/ PrEPWatch: Tanzania]</ref> To learn more about PrEP in Tanzania, you can read [https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/1840340-4553234-26aih8z/index.html this report] from 2018. Two organizations that seem to be running PrEP trials in Tanzania are EMPOWER (Enhancing Methods of Prevention and Options for Women Exposed to Risk) Consortium and PEPFAR, as of April 2018.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tanzania_PrEP_Studies_Apr2018.pdf Ongoing and Planned PrEP Open Label, Demonstration and Implementation Projects, as of April 2018]</ref> | * There appears to be a small-scale program for '''Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)''' in Tanzania, with an estimated 500-700 PrEP users.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/tanzania-close-up/ PrEPWatch: Tanzania]</ref> To learn more about PrEP in Tanzania, you can read [https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/1840340-4553234-26aih8z/index.html this report] from 2018. Two organizations that seem to be running PrEP trials in Tanzania are EMPOWER (Enhancing Methods of Prevention and Options for Women Exposed to Risk) Consortium and PEPFAR, as of April 2018.<ref>[https://www.prepwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Tanzania_PrEP_Studies_Apr2018.pdf Ongoing and Planned PrEP Open Label, Demonstration and Implementation Projects, as of April 2018]</ref> | ||
* It appears that ''' | * It appears that '''Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)''' is available in Tanzania, and protocols for its usage are included in the [http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/guidelines/tanzania_art.pdf National Guidelines for the Management of HIV and AIDS], but we don't know how widely available it is to people. You should contact a local health care provider for more details. | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||