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Building Management Capacity
The acute shortage of health workers in sub-Saharan Africa requires a dramatic increase in the training of new workers. However, if such trained staff are to be retained and used efficiently then the management skills and capacity of health systems like that in Tanzania must be greatly improved.
Download PDF (0.07 MB)Investing in Healthcare Systems: the Lake Zone Initiative
Efforts in Africa to tackle diseases like malaria are severely inhibited by the weak capacity of health care systems to support targeted interventions. The Touch Foundation has identified root causes of this extraordinarily complex problem and developed a number of targeted initiatives that, with appropriate support, can deliver the greatest and most immediate impact for the population.
Download PDF (0.1 MB)Audited Financial Statements 2010
The following financial report was prepared by independent auditors for the Touch Foundation's Board of Directors.
Download PDF (0.07 MB)The Twiga Initiative: Expanding Health Worker Training Across Tanzania
Tanzania suffers from one of the worst health worker shortages in the world. In developing their response to the crisis, the Tanzanian government turned to the Touch Foundation and McKinsey & Company and asked that we conduct the diagnostic phase of their Twiga Initiative, a program designed to double the nation's health worker training capacity. Our team developed a strategy to optimize and expand the existing current training network to create an immediate and sustainable impact.
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