“Strategic plans are crucial in programming in health, as they guide the health sector in implementing strategically focused responses. She believes that this integration will therefore contribute to the successful management of viral hepatitis and STIs. Ummy Mwalimu underscored that, the Government through the Ministry of Health and in collaboration with stakeholders has made commendable progress towards achieving the goals set for itself in the fight against the HIV virus. Launching the strategy, the Minister of Health, Hon. This NSP is also aligned to the WHO Global HIV, Hepatitis and STIs strategies 2022-2030. This newly developed strategy is well aligned to existing major national documents including the Health Sector Strategic Plan V (2021-2026) and falls within the World Health Organization advocacy programme for countries to align programme-specific plans to the National Health Sector plan. Similarly, STIs are on the increase and there are also limited resources to diagnose and treat all STIs. Currently, there is limited funding to tackle viral hepatitis. Statistics show that Tanzania has about 1.7 million people living with HIV (PLHIV) and over 2 million people infected by viral hepatitis B and C. Tanzania has launched the Integrated Health Sector HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) National Strategic Plan (NSP) to contribute to ending the three epidemics by 2030. BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), December 1, 2023/APO Group/.
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