National Non-Communicable Diseases Conferences- A Platform to Inform Policies and Practices in Tanzania

Health System strengthening in addressing the burden of NCDs in Tanzania

NCD and Comorbidities in Tanzania

Prevention and Promotion

Risk Factors for NCDs

Care and Treatment of NCDs

NCDs Governance

Research, Innovation and Technologies

Governance, Role of Public Private Partnership, Civil Societies and Non-Health Sectors.

Health System Strengthening, NCD Financing and Universal Health Coverage.

Risk factors and Social Determinants of NCDs

NCD Prevention and Health Promotion.

NCD Care, Treatment and Comorbidities.

Research, Innovation and Technology.

Risk factors and burden of NCDs and related comorbidities; focus for advocacy prevention and stakeholders’ engagement strategies.

Sustainable and scalable integrated care and treatment approaches for NCDs and their related comorbidities

Technology and innovative approaches on prevention and treatment of NCDs

Mental health hereditary and degenerative diseases; prevention treatment and control

Develop and implement Social Behavioural Change and communication strategies for NCDs.

Ensure the effective implementation of the existing NCDs strategic plan and align it with other relevant sectorial strategies.

Engage learning institutions from early childhood to higher learning to realize sustained behavioural change for NCDs prevention.

Mainstream and evaluate the role and implementation of NCDs education from primary education to higher learning institutions.

Form a strong multi- and intersectoral coordination mechanism from national level down to the community level.

Ensure coverage of health insurance to cover all Tanzanians and reduce payments for health care. The current efforts for universal health coverage through mandatory health insurance are commendable and need to be fast-tracked.

Strengthen competencies of the existing human resources for health to prevent and control NCDs.

Ensure protection of public spaces for physical and recreational activities.

Strengthen the strategies to enhance and ensure universal health coverage (UHC).

Liaise with other stakeholders in facilitating the integration of services thus harmonizing the efficient utilization of the existing resources.

Facilitate capacity-building among healthcare workers.

Revise policies and strategies on resource mobilization and allocation.

Consider priority setting reflective of needs of the population, e.g., the elderly, children, and those in remote areas.

Improve the existing insurance schemes to include most services and render them accessible to all.

Explore and consider innovative financing for NCDs, including imposing levies on cigarette companies.

Use disease registries to track the trends of diseases and their related outcomes. Emphasize and promote health-seeking behaviours

Leverage the potential of new technologies to improve training, and establish and implement new, effective, and acceptable NCDs prevention and treatment services.

Strengthen research, training, and healthcare infrastructures to foster generation and uptake of local evidence and innovation solutions.

Explore and introduce alternative and effective financing models for Integrated NCDs treatment and care services.

Promote and ensure equity and equality in accessing NCDs services.

Foster and sustain community engagement and multisectoral collaborations in addressing the burden of NCDs.

Explore, evaluate, develop, and implement a resilient and responsive NCDs referral system.

Improve, scale-up, and sustain NCDs screening services.

Promote cost-effective, community-based NCDs prevention services.

Leverage on existing resources and opportunities available in other programs such as HIV, TB, and Malaria, to ensure provision of comprehensive and integrated NCDs care and treatment.