Dr Hussein Mwinyi
The Government has committed to increase mobilization of domestic resources for family planning so as to increase its family planning users from 2.1 m (2010) to 4.2 m by 2015.
This was said in Dar es Salaam by the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Hussein Mwinyi at the National Family Planning Conference.
He said that Tanzania committed, to increase contraceptive prevalence rate to 60% by 2015 adding that local budgetary funds and also soliciting support from partners to meet the total commodity and supply cost estimated at US Dollars 88.2m.
“We already have a costed National Family Programme document that outlines the priority strategies and required funding. We also have strong partnerships and coordination in its implementation, ”said Dr. Mwinyi.
According to the Minister, in order to implement the London Summit commitments, Tanzania will continue to implement its National Family Planning Costed Implementation Program (2010-2015), which has set a contraceptive prevalence rate goal of 60 percent.
“My Ministry will therefore ensure an annual increase in domestic resources to strengthen contraceptive availability while enhancing strategic partnerships for improving access of all contraceptive methods. Parallel to these efforts, we will mobilize resources pledged from the London Summit to compliment our efforts,” He said.
He noted that like many countries in Africa, Tanzania is also facing human resource for health crisis, which is evident in inadequate capacity, particularly in administering long acting and permanent methods in most health facilities.
Dk Mwinyi said in order to combat such situation the government will actively engage district councils to determine the needs of service providers, provide appropriate training to fill in the critical gaps in family planning services.
“Along with these efforts the government is determined to strengthen public-private partnerships to ensure improvement in equipment and supplies, as well as quality of services that also target young people,” He said.
He said the government will also continue to improve and sustain demand creation campaigns to increase knowledge and uptake of family planning methods.
Source: Tanzlife Company Limited
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