We are privileged to be a partner of USAID’s mission in Tanzania. Through our public-private partnership with USAID, they match donations we raise privately, allowing us to maximize our impact. Since 2007, USAID has awarded over $11 million to Touch.

Touch is the Tanzanian partner in the RHD (Rheumatic Heart Disease) Action, led globally by Medtronic Foundation. RHD Action focuses on reducing the incidence of rheumatic heart disease in vulnerable populations all over the world.

Touch partners with Vitol Foundation, the philanthropic arm of energy investor Vitol Group. Vitol Foundation helped us develop the Treat & Train Network and is currently supporting expanded clinical rotations of Bugando students.

Through our collaboration with the Vodafone Foundation and USAID, we worked with Pathfinder International to develop Mobilizing Maternal Health, a program aimed at reducing maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity. As part of the program, we are leveraging Vodafone’s extensive mobile communications network to upgrade rural referral and transportation systems for pregnant women.

McKinsey & Company has contributed valuable in-kind support since Touch’s inception in 2004. Additionally, joint McKinsey-Touch projects have informed Touch’s strategy and approach to addressing the healthcare crisis in Tanzania throughout the organization’s history. McKinsey employees generously donate to Touch through their Gift of Hope campaign and serve on our Board of Directors.

As Touch’s pro bono general counsel, Stroock has provided legal and charitable support throughout Touch’s history. Stroock has advised Touch Foundation in many practice areas, contributing over 2,775 hours of legal service over the past ten years.

Together with Johnson & Johnson, Touch Foundation and our partners are developing an innovative new process to ensure that healthcare workers are equitably distributed across Tanzania and meet the health needs of the population.

Touch partners with The ELMA Foundation to improve the quality of training for health students in Tanzania, increase the retention of health workers in rural areas of the country, and provide a higher level of care to the rural population.

AstraZeneca and Touch began working together in 2018 in order to improve hypertension care in Tanzania, contributing to the multi-country Healthy Heart Africa program spearheaded by AstraZeneca.

In partnership with Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation (BMSF), Touch developed a Community Based Research (CBR) program at Bugando. Conducting research in the community improves the quality of students’ education and provides them with opportunity to work in rural environments early in their career. Management and ownership of this program has successfully transitioned to the university.

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Murray Hill East Suites generously provides accommodations in New York City for our staff and Touch visitors from Tanzania.