Factors affecting production of competent health workforce in Tanzanian health training institutions: a cross sectional study.

Background: In 2008, the government of Tanzania adopted a competency-based education and training (CBET) system to improve medical training. Yet there are still frequent observations of competency deficits among graduates, suggesting that the goal has not sufficiently been met. This study was designed to assess the underlying context of competency deficits in the health workforce in Tanzania and to provide recommendations for improvement.

Evaluation of community-based interventions to improve TB case detection in a rural district of Tanzania.

In Tanzania, people with tuberculosis (TB) commonly self-medicate or visit traditional healers before seeking formal medical care. Between 2009 and 2011, we piloted a community-based project in Kisarawe District to improve TB case notification. The project trained 15 traditional healers and 15 pharmacists to identify and refer individuals with TB symptoms to diagnostic facilities.

Childbirth experiences of women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania and Uganda and their implications for fistula program development.

Introduction And Hypothesis: authors sought evidence from the testimonies of women living with fistula regarding local risk factors for fistula and the impact of fistula on women's lives.

Methods: one hundred thirty-seven women recruited from health facilities and at the community level in Tanzania and Uganda were interviewed using quantitative and qualitative methods, including participatory approaches.

Results: women of all ages and parities endured fistula.