vulnerable if they are living in a household with unmet needs in terms of adequate education, health care,
food/nutrition, shelter, HIV/AIDS services, ECD services, Emotion and physical protection. Therefore, funds
are distributed and allocated to all most vulnerable children, although the services are provided depending on
the individual child’s needs. The Community Development Officer in charge of TASAF projects are
coordinating the exercise of identifying children eligible for support according to type of disability.
(c) Health and health services (Articles 14)
130. The State Party has undertaken a number of measures to reduce infant and under-five mortality
rates. Recent statistics from the Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS 2010) indicates that
Tanzania has made significant strides in reducing child mortality as evidenced by the reduction of Infant
Mortality from 68 to 51 deaths per 1,000 live births during the 2007-2013 period as well as the lessening of
post neonatal mortality rate from 29 to 26 deaths per 1,000 live births during the 2007 - 2013 period. Further
evidence shows that the under-5 mortality rate declined from 91 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2007 to 54
deaths per 1000 live births in 2013. The decline in childhood mortality can be attributed to continued
improvement in the health sector, especially in the areas of maternal and child health, with specific reference
to immunization and malaria prevention initiatives.
131. The Committee also urged the State Party to improving access to safe drinking water and
sanitation facilities. The State Party has increased the access to water and sanitation in the rural areas
population from 40% in June, 2013 to 55.9% in April, 2015.
132. In its endeavours to comply with the foregoing recommendations and in implementing the
Children Charter, which requires state parties to recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the
highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health,
the State Party has carried out a number of measures (policy, legislative and administrative) aimed at ensuring
that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to health care services and facilities.
(d) The Health Policy
133. The State Party has a National Health Policy in 1990. The National Health policy was reviewed
in 2007 to incorporate ongoing socio-economic changes, new government directives, emerging and reemerging diseases and changes in science and technology among others. The policy is geared towards
improving the health and wellbeing of citizens, with special focus on those at risk and encouraging the health
system to be more responsive to the needs of the people. The mission is to provide basic health services in
accordance to geographical conditions, which are of acceptable standards, affordable and sustainable.
Specifically the policy aims to:
(a) Reduce morbidity and mortality in order to increase the lifespan of all Tanzanians by
providing quality health care;
(b) Ensure that basic health services are available and accessible; Prevent and control
communicable and non- communicable diseases;
(c) Sensitize the citizens about the preventable diseases
(d) Create awareness to individual citizen on his/her responsibility on his/her health and health of
the family;
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
Children living in child-headed households;
Children living and working in the streets;
Children assessed to be at risk of, or suffering, from violence, abuse and neglect;
Children assessed to be at risk of, or in conflict or in contact with, the law;
Children living in institution care;
Children born in prisons or accompanying their mothers in prison/remand;
Children involved in worst forms of child labour;
Children living in extreme poverty;
Children whose sole caregiver has a disability, which severely hinders the provision of care, support and protection; and
Children who are orphans.
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