In 2016, WHO reported that an estimated 33% of all deaths in Tanzania resulted from Noncommunicable Diseases, with 17% being from cardiovascular diseases including Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD). Over a period of 5 years, we designed a blueprint for an RHD identification and referral program that empowers and supports people and communities affected by RHD. This reports explains and offers reflections on this 5-year program.

This paper provides early thoughts on COVID-19's impact on African healthcare delivery and ways in which the pandemic could be a catalyst to lead to efforts to reduce Africa's infectious disease burden. The first section of this paper will provide some early thoughts on how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact African healthcare in the near term. The second section sets out how the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to catalyze action in helping Africa address its infectious disease burden in the medium and longer term and describes the role that Digital Health could play in such an effort.

This external evaluation analyzes the outcomes and social and economic value of our Treat & Train clinical education program implemented in the Lake Zone of Tanzania. It finds that the program improved the quality of healthcare services, increased the willingness of students to work in rural underserved areas after graduation, and reduced the financial burden on patients.

The full version of the external evaluation provides the in-depth analysis of the outcomes and social and economic value of our Treat & Train clinical education program implemented in the Lake Zone of Tanzania.

This report analyzes the impact of M-Mama’s emergency transportation system (EmTS) on the health outcomes of mothers and newborns in rural Tanzania. It finds that the EmTS solution significantly reduces the maternal mortality ratio and is highly cost-effective.

This infographic summarizes the M-Mama program design and impact to date. Notably, the EmTS has decreased maternal mortality by 27% in two rural districts of Tanzania.

This report reviews the successes and positive impact the organization has had to date on health system strengthening in Tanzania. The report also discusses the programmatic priorities for Touch going forward.

This report provides a deep-dive analysis of the achievements made from 2004-2012.

This report demonstrates the necessity of complementing investments in healthcare worker training with initiatives to solve the problems of the larger health system itself, including factors such as recruitment, deployment, in-service support and development opportunities. This formed the basis of our Treat & Train Network of healthcare and educational institutions in the Lake Zone.

The Tanzanian Minister for Health and Social Welfare asked us to assist his Ministry in scaling up healthcare worker training capacity at the national level. With the help of McKinsey & Company, we identified a baseline for current national training capacity and developed and prioritized initiatives intended to help the government achieve healthcare worker training goals.

This report, based on field research conducted by a joint Touch and McKinsey team, builds on the findings from McKinsey’s initial 2004 field visit to Tanzania. It focuses on training highly-skilled human resources for health as the primary lever for addressing the global healthcare crisis and provides a strategy for Touch Foundation to pursue.

This report summarizes the findings from a 2004 field visit by a McKinsey team to Tanzania. The report introduces a three-pronged approach for addressing the country’s severe healthcare crisis.