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To Reach the People: Transforming Health Professions Education In Tanzania (THET)

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

To Reach the People: Transforming Health Professions Education In Tanzania (THET)

Principal Institution

Muhimbili University/Allied Health Sciences

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Kwesigabo, Gideon Paul; Kaaya, Ephata E

Project Contact Information

Email: gkwesigabo@yahoo.com

Year(s) Awarded

2018-2023

Country

Tanzania

Collaborators

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Duke University
Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS)
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUCo)

Project Description

This program aims to produce health professionals through innovative educational strategies, who are competent and ready to practice interprofessionally wherever they are in Tanzania to take care of patients including those with HIV/AIDS.

All awards through the Health-Professional Education Partnership Initiative (HEPI) are supported by the U.S. Department of State's Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy, which leads, manages and oversees the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).

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