Tanzania
Country PIs: Dr. Paul Kazyoba, Dr. Mary Mayige
Country Coordinator: Dr. Geoffrey R. Somi
National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
NIMR is the largest public health research institution in Tanzania. It was established by the Parliament Act No. 23 of 1979 as a parastatal organization under the Ministry of Health. The establishment of NIMR was in recognition by the government of the need to generate scientific information required in the development of better methods and techniques of enhancing disease management, prevention and control in the country. Its headquarters are located in Dar es Salaam.
Three care and treatment facilities are part of the EA IeDEA consortium. These sites are: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)-Kisesa in Mwanza region, Tumbi Special Hospital in Coast region and Morogoro Regional Hospital in Morogoro region.
Morogoro Regional Hospital –CTC
Site PI: Rita Elias Lyamuya
Data Manager: Mayanga Francis Mbaula
The hospital serves as a referral hospital for a variety of patients across the Morogoro region (approximately 3 million people). A total of 12,498 adult (age >14 year) patients, (3,995 male, 8,503 female) who have ever enrolled in care at this hospital. Children (age 0-14) are 586 for males and 561 for females. About 738 pregnant women have received care at this clinic through January 2020. All records are maintained in the OpenMRS database at the facility. The OpenMRS system was installed and started to operate in February 2008 and has continued to maintain HIV data for the facility.
Tumbi Regional Referral Hospital -CTC
Site PI: Happiness Edward Rutakulemberwa
Data Manager: Jerome Tulinawo Lwali
Location: Kibaha Town, Pwani Region, Tanzania
The Tumbi Hospital HIV Care and Treatment Clinic began operations on June 15, 2005. Tumbi Hospital is one of the Centres for HIV/AIDS care and treatment that were established by the National AIDS Control Programme in Tanzania. A total of 12,042 patients, where 11,119 adults (>14 years age) (3,472 male, 7,647 female) and 923 children aged 0-14 years [407 male, 516 female] are enrolled in care as of June 2023. Among those adults, approximately 1,328 pregnant women were enrolled in this clinic as of June 2023. This site maintains an electronic health records for HIV patients in a Ministry of Health supported Microsoft Access Database.
Kisesa Health Centre – CTC
Site PIs: Denna Michael
Data Manager: Richard Machemba
Kisesa Health Centre is located in the North-Western part of Tanzania in Magu District, Mwanza Region. Over time, Mwanza Medical Research Centre through Kisesa CTC has become an integral and active member of EA-IeDEA since joining in September, 2012. By being a member of EA-IeDEA, Kisesa has benefited significantly in different ways: research capacity-building initiatives, the opportunity to attract research funds through joint-proposal development, recruitment and remuneration of new clinical and research staff. The site maintains electronic health records for HIV patients in a MOH-supported ACCESS Database. By July 2023 there were approximately 6,968 patients enrolled in care (2,459 males and 4,509 females. Kisesa site contributes clinical data to the IeDEA cohort of HIV patients on an annual basis.
Kisesa is also one of IeDEA's Sentinal Research Network (SRN) sites. SRN captures and analyzes standardized data among People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC's). Through this network, we implement studies on cardiovascular risk factors, mental health, alcohol, and other substance use disorders as well as liver disease prevalence and associated factors among PLHIV accessing care in LMICs.