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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTSProducing this report was a collaborative effort of many stakeholders. The successful completionof the 2007-08 <strong>Tanzania</strong> <strong>HIV</strong>/<strong>AIDS</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Malaria</strong> <strong>Indicator</strong> <strong>Survey</strong> (2007-08 THMIS) was madepossible by the joint efforts of a number of organizations <strong>and</strong> individuals whose participation wewould like to acknowledge with gratitude. First of all, our thanks go to the Government of <strong>Tanzania</strong>for its support in the whole process of implementing the THMIS. To the Ministry of Health <strong>and</strong> SocialWelfare, National <strong>AIDS</strong> Control Programme (NACP), <strong>Malaria</strong> Control Programmes (NMCP <strong>and</strong>ZMCP), Prime Minister’s Office, for providing staff who worked closely with NBS. The efforts madeby the <strong>Tanzania</strong> Commission for <strong>AIDS</strong> (TAC<strong>AIDS</strong>), Zanzibar <strong>AIDS</strong> Commission (ZAC), Ministry ofFinance <strong>and</strong> Economic Affairs, MKUKUTA Secretariat, UNFPA, UNDP, <strong>and</strong> other DevelopmentPartners to mobilize resources <strong>and</strong> contribute to overall monitoring <strong>and</strong> implementation of the THMISare greatly appreciated. We wish to extend our thanks to Macro International Inc. for the surveytechnical assistance through the USAID-funded MEASURE <strong>DHS</strong> project.A considerable number of other stakeholders contributed to the questionnaire content. Wewould like to thank Ms. Sri Poedjastoeti, Mr. Keith Purvis, Ms. Jasbir Sangha, <strong>and</strong> Mr. Dean Garrettfrom the <strong>DHS</strong> programme of Macro International Inc. for their technical assistance in the survey, <strong>and</strong>Mrs. Aldegunda Komba the survey manager, Stephano G. Cosmas, the desk officer of the survey bothfrom the National Bureau of Statistics, as well as Ms. Mayasa M. Mwinyi <strong>and</strong> Dr. Arlodia Mulokozifrom the Office of Chief Government Statistician (OCGS-Zanzibar) <strong>and</strong> TAC<strong>AIDS</strong>, respectively.Their many long days of working overtime served to make this survey successful. Similarly, to thelaboratory specialists in particular, Professor M. Matee, Professor E. Lyamuya, Mr. E. Mbena, Ms.Betty Mchaki, Ms. Eleonara Haule from the Department of Microbiology <strong>and</strong> Immunology atMuhimbili University of Health <strong>and</strong> Allied Sciences (MUHAS), <strong>and</strong> Ms. Mwanapenda Mzee fromZanzibar.We are ever more grateful to the authors of the report: Dr. Elias Kwesi, Mr. Josibert J.Rubona, Mr. Sammy Mulemba, Dr. Sixbert Mkude, Mr. J.J. Ndayongeje, <strong>and</strong> Mr. Rashid K. Khamisfrom the Ministry of Health <strong>and</strong> Social Welfare, <strong>and</strong> Mrs. Aldegunda Komba, Mr. Irenius Ruyobya,Mr. Stephano G. Cosmas, Ms. Elide Mwanri from NBS, as well as Mr. M.O. Mbwana from OCGS,<strong>and</strong> Dr. Arlodia Mulokozi TAC<strong>AIDS</strong>. Also, we acknowledge the contributions made by Mr. SilvesterNgallaba, Mr. Peter Mayeye, Mr. Mathias Masuka, <strong>and</strong> Macro International Inc. staff who reviewedthis report.Finally, we would like to give special thanks to the field staff (nurses) <strong>and</strong> field supervisorswho travelled to many areas, including remote <strong>and</strong> dangerous locations <strong>and</strong>, most importantly, to thesurvey respondents, data entry operators, <strong>and</strong> local leaders who generously contributed part of theirtime to enable us to gather crucial data for our country.Albina A. ChuwaDirector GeneralNational Bureau of StatisticsAcknowledgments | xv

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