An Overview of the HIV/AIDS Situation in Tanzania Dr. G. R. Somi National AIDS Control Programme Ministry of Health Tanzania

REPORTED AIDS CASES, Tanzania, 1983 – 2000, 1983 - 3 cases Ndolage hospital, Kagera 1984 - also Tabora (2) and Kilimanjaro (1) Dec 1985 - 404 cases from 8 of the 20 regions, 322 (80%) from Kagera End of 1986 - All 20 regions had reported End of 2000 – 130,386, MOH estimates 660,000 cases

REPORTED AIDS CASES, TANZANIA, 2000 Among 11,673 cases reported, 51% occurred among women 70.5% of all cases occurred among persons aged 25 - 49 15% of all cases occurred among youths aged 15 – 24 Highest frequencies by sex were reported among women aged 25-29 and men aged 30–34 These data suggest that females acquire infection and develop signs and symptoms at an earlier age than men, assuming same incubation period

REPORTED AIDS CASES BY MODE OF HIV TRANSMISSION, TANZANIA, 1999

TREND OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG ANC ATTENDEES AGED 14-24 IN MBEYA AND MOSHI RURAL DISTRICTS 1990-2000

TREND OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG ANC ATTENDEES AGED 14-24 IN MBEYA AND BUKOBA URBAN DISTRICTS, 1990-2000

TREND OF HIV PREVALENCE AMONG ANC ATTENDEES AGED 14-24 IN MBEYA BORDER AND ROADSIDE SITES, 1990-2000

ORPHANS IN TANZANIA 1991, 1996 AND 1999

SUMMARY Prevalence among pregnant women has remained above 10% in all social geographical areas being tracked except Bukoba urban Rates vary by socio-geographic settings Prevalence steady or fluctuating in the majority of sites Trend of children whose parents have died is on increase While these data has been useful in characterising early epidemic, efforts are ongoing to improve the reliability of the national surveillance system

DATA SOURCES HOSPITAL AIDS CASES All hospitals ANC ATTENDEES ANCs selected by convenience BLOOD DONORS All hospitals providing BT services RESEARCH

An Overview of the HIV/AIDS Situation in Tanzania Dr. G. R. Somi National AIDS Control Programme Ministry of Health Tanzania