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====Support==== | ====Support==== | ||
* [http://www.nacp.go.tz/site/publications/care-and-treatment Tanzanian National AIDS Control Program]: This is the authority on HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. | |||
* [http://tacaids.go.tz/tacaids/en Tanzania Commission for AIDS]: "Our Vision: To have a society in which our children can grow up free from the threat of HIV/AIDS and which cares for and support all those who are still infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Our Mission: To provide strategic leadership and to coordinate the implementation of a national multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS leading to the reduction of further infections associated diseases and the adverse socio-economic effect of the epidemic." | * [http://tacaids.go.tz/tacaids/en Tanzania Commission for AIDS]: "Our Vision: To have a society in which our children can grow up free from the threat of HIV/AIDS and which cares for and support all those who are still infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Our Mission: To provide strategic leadership and to coordinate the implementation of a national multi-sectoral response to HIV/AIDS leading to the reduction of further infections associated diseases and the adverse socio-economic effect of the epidemic." | ||
* [https://icap.columbia.edu/where-we-work/tanzania/ Columbia University ICAP]: They are working with Tanzania to implement PrEP services for key populations. | |||
* [http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/unitedrepublicoftanzania UNAIDS Tanzania]: Telephone: +255222195113 | +255783202356 | +255682040847. Email: NAAMARAW@UNAIDS.ORG | * [http://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/unitedrepublicoftanzania UNAIDS Tanzania]: Telephone: +255222195113 | +255783202356 | +255682040847. Email: NAAMARAW@UNAIDS.ORG | ||
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==Medications & Vaccines== | ==Medications & Vaccines== | ||
[[File:Pharmacy tanzania.jpg|400px | thumb|right|'''Pharmacy in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania''']] | |||
===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* 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> | ||
* 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=== | ||
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* [http://wlac.or.tz/ Women's Legal Aid Centre Tanzania]: "A non-profit NGO that works to empower women to attain their rights and to improve vulnerable population’s access to justice across Tanzania." | * [http://wlac.or.tz/ Women's Legal Aid Centre Tanzania]: "A non-profit NGO that works to empower women to attain their rights and to improve vulnerable population’s access to justice across Tanzania." | ||
* [http://www.tamwa.org/ Tanzania Media Women's Association]: "Our Vision:TAMWA vision is to see a peaceful Tanzanian society, which respects human rights with a gender perspective. Our Mission:TAMWA is committed towards advocating for women and children’s rights by conducting awareness raising activities for cultural, policy and legal changes/transformation in society through the use of media." | * [http://www.tamwa.org/ Tanzania Media Women's Association]: "Our Vision:TAMWA vision is to see a peaceful Tanzanian society, which respects human rights with a gender perspective. Our Mission:TAMWA is committed towards advocating for women and children’s rights by conducting awareness raising activities for cultural, policy and legal changes/transformation in society through the use of media." | ||
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/tanzania Equaldex Tanzania]: This website provides information on LGBTQ rights and laws in Tanzania. It is important to know that homosexuality is illegal in Tanzania. The laws around changing gender are ambiguous. | |||
* [http://lgbtvoicetz.org/ LGBT Voice]: "Our Vision: To be the leading LGBT organization in Tanzania promoting equality, human rights and the upliftment of LGBT people" | * [http://lgbtvoicetz.org/ LGBT Voice]: "Our Vision: To be the leading LGBT organization in Tanzania promoting equality, human rights and the upliftment of LGBT people" | ||