About
The Tanzania Diabetes Association (TDA) was formed in 1985 as a result of the awareness that the interests of all people concerned with diabetes are best served by joining together and working as one national association. This ensures the availability of more resources for diabetes including medicines, equipment, education, and mutual support.
Currently, TDA in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, PO-RALG and other international partners is implementing several projects across the country aiming at building capacity for the national health care system to effectively prevent, detect and manage diabetes and its complications.
Main Focus
- To support people living with diabetes in need and provide them, their relatives and friends, with the opportunity to share ideas and problems, receive advice and provide mutual help.
- We provide education at all levels of society on how to overcome prejudice and ignorance about diabetes.
Activities
TDA believes that making diabetes prevention and controls a priority for national needs in the overall community response, by engaging various sectors and organizations. Furthermore, our mission is also to unite and strengthen the Tanzanian community to stimulate action on diabetes, engagement and partnership.
TDA works in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders including foundations, government, development agencies, companies, academia and NGOs to further its ability to support the diabetes community and drive success at the national level.
TDA activities include:
- Keeping all diabetes stakeholders informed on and actively involved in means and ways to tackle diabetes.
- Promoting a good relationship between people living with diabetes and healthcare providers.
- Overcoming prejudice and ignorance about diabetes through education at all levels of society.
- Giving our members social motivation and empowerment, and a place to share ideas and experiences through meetings.