The Touch Foundation and McKinsey & Company complete diagnostic phase of the Twiga Initiative to expand health worker training

At the request of the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Touch Foundation recently completed an assessment of the opportunities for expansion of the Tanzanian health worker training system. Swahili for "giraffe," the Twiga Initiative pushes toward the ultimate goal of doubling intake in Tanzania's nearly one hundred health worker training schools.

Letter from the President

A letter from President, Lowell Bryan.

Bugando leaders visit NYC

In the week leading up to our Asante Supper event in June, we welcomed the leadership of Weill Bugando to New York for several days of strategic planning discussions.

Strengthening healthcare in the Lake Zone region

As our work at Bugando has continued to progress, we have recognized that the weaknesses of the surrounding health system in the Lake Zone region limit the breadth of our impact.

Evaluating health worker training capacity throughout Tanzania

With our track record of training health workers at Bugando, the Tanzanian government has turned to us as a key partner to address the needs of the entire country.