Home-Based Health Care

With an increased demand for HIV screening, the demand for post-test and palliative care and support is also expected to rise. To deal with this expected increase in the need for services for People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHAs), the Tanzania National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) seeks to provide comprehensive services to PLHAs through facility-based, community-based and home-based care services.

The Tanzania Interfaith Partnership (TIP) has been actively involved in providing health care and spiritual support to its community members as well as supporting local faith groups in providing palliative care for People Living with HIV since 2005. TIP has deployed community volunteers from churches and mosques to assist and serve PLHAs as well as supported the provision of clinical, psychological and social welfare services. Under the umbrella of TIP, local faith institutions have established foundations and linkages that have become well-known within the communities they serve.