Thoughts from Former U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services

Dr. Louis Sullivan draws parallels between the history of medical education in the United States and Tanzania. 

U.S. Senators Meet with Touch Foundation Executive Director to Discuss Opportunities to Expand Medical Training in Sub-Saharan Africa

U.S. Senators Richard Durbin and Sherrod Brown visited Tanzania in February 2010 to learn about the healthcare worker crisis. The World Health Organization estimates a global shortage of 4.3 million health workers, including about 1.5 million in sub-Saharan Africa.