Breakthrough ACTION is a social and behavior change (SBC) project, funded by USAID, designed to increase the practice of priority health behaviors and enable positive social norms, including gender norms, for improved health and development outcomes, with an emphasis on family planning/ reproductive health. HIV. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), malaria and other infectious diseases. 

TANZANIA

BREAKTHROUGH ACTION

Breakthrough ACTION is a social and behavior change (SBC) project, funded by USAID, designed to

increase the practice of priority health behaviors and enable positive social norms, including gender

norms, for improved health and development outcomes, with an emphasis on family planning/

reproductive health. HIV. Maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), malaria and other infectious

diseases.

PROJECT INTERVENTIONS

IR1

● Support existing SBC coordination mechanisms and structures and strengthen

linkages.

● Support updates to SBC plans, strategies and guiding documents

● Engage in joint planning with MOH, PORALG and service delivery partners.

● Support the annual SBC symposium;/ Health Promotion conference.

IR2

● Strengthen the SBC capacity of Regional Community of Practice

● Conduct joint supportive supervision with MOH and PORALG

● Implement Breakthrough ACTION

internship/fellowship program

IR3

• Support implementation of NAWEZA adult platform

• Support implementation of SITETEREKI youth

platform

• Support implementation of Furaha Yangu campaign

• Support implementation of Malaria SBC

interventions

• Support the review and development of provider

behavior change interventions

• Support the commemoration of regional and

international health days

PLANNED OUTCOMES

Breakthrough ACTION Tanzania will focus on the following

Intermediates results:

● Improved systems for coordination and

implementation of behavior change interventions among

GoT, President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local

Government (PO-RALG) and other stakeholders.

● Strengthened central level technical and financial support (from Ministry of Health (MoH),

President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), programs,

regions, and districts) for healthy behaviors.

● Evidence-based SBC interventions designed, implemented, and monitored and evaluated at the

national and sub-national level, as required and funded.

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