Our Hosts
We extend our deepest thanks and appreciation to our local hosts the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHS&W) and the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) for providing invaluable support to the organisation and making the stay in Tanzania a truly memorable one.
National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) is a parastatal service organisation under the Ministry of Health established by the Act of Parliament No. 23 of 1979 and became operational in 1980. NIMR was empowered to take over all health research institutions in the country, which until the demise of the East African Community (in 1977) were administered by the East African Medical Research Council. The establishment of this institute was in recognition by the government of the need to generate scientific data and information required in the development of better methods and techniques of enhancing disease management, prevention and control in the country.
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHS&W)
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ensures Tanzanians have access to good and affordable healthcare that is appropriate to needs. The Ministry’s mission is to facilitate the provision of basic health services that are of good quality, equitable, accessible, affordable, sustainable and gender-sensitive. Its vision: a healthy community that contributes effectively to individual as well as the nation’s development. The roles of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare are: – Formulation of health-related policies – Provision of hospital services, preventive services, chemical management services, forensic science services, food and drug quality services, reproductive health service, promotion of traditional medicine, inspection of health services, participating in international health and medical organizations, developing human resource under the ministry, overseeing extra ministerial development parastatal and projects under the ministry and supervising government agencies under the Ministry.