20 Job Vacancies at Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS)
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Background
Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous NGO established under non-governmental
organization act No 24 of 2002 in 2011. THPS works in partnership with the Government of Tanzania
(GOT) through Ministries of Health (MOH) in Mainland and Zanzibar; Ministry Community
Development Gender Women and Special Groups; Presidents’ Office - Regional Administration and
Local Government (PO-RALG), and the Ministry of Home Affairs with a goal of ensuring accessible
high-quality health care services to Tanzanians; through the strengthening of health and community
systems.
In FY24 year the Government of Tanzania (GOT) under the leadership of the Ministry of Community
Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups and Ministry of Community Development and
Gender in Zanzibar; in collaboration with stakeholders through funding from the US Presidents
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will
conduct the second Welfare and Health of Youth and Children Survey (WHYS 24). The WHYS2024 is
based on the broader work that has been done through the Together for Girls (TfG) partnership and
through funding from the US Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)/US Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Through data, nationally led action, and advocacy, the survey
aims to raise awareness, promote evidence-based solutions, and galvanize coordinated action across
sectors to end violence against boys and girls, with a special focus on sexual violence against girls.
WHYS2024 data are intended to inform a comprehensive, national multi-sector policy and programmatic
response to the issue of violence against girls and boys.
WHYS 2024 will be conducted with support from the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
(PEPFAR) and technical assistance through the U.S. CDC, CDC, Tanzania Office, United Nations
Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) – the lead implementing
partner. Data collection will be done by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Tanzania mainland,
The Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) in Zanzibar, and Survey will be implemented
in collaboration with multisectoral partners including, the National Institute of Medical Research
(NIMR), the Zanzibar Institute of Health Research (ZAHRI), and Ministries of Health through national
Public Health Laboratories, the National AIDS Control Program (NACP), and the Zanzibar Integrated
HIV, Hepatitis, Tuberculosis and Leprosy Program (ZIHHTLP). THPS will work with NBS and OCGS
as subgrantees. The number of completed survey will be 9,144, targeting 500 primary sampling units
with the objective of reaching 12469 households (HH) in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar targeting
children (boys and girls) and youth aged 13 – 24 years.
20 Job Vacancies at Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) - November 2023
THPS is therefore seeking to recruit qualified and competent candidates to fill the following positions ( read the full details on the PDF file below : -
