News & Stories
Here we share news & stories about our work, collaboration and impact. Read updates from country teams, stories from projects and what’s been on our minds lately.
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From volunteers to workers: The Zanzibar Government takes crucial steps to professionalize their community health workforce
Today marks a historic milestone for the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar as they announce the transition of the current cadre of community health volunteers...
Dec 16, 2023 | 5 min
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D-Tree
Machine Learning for Personalized Care
How can we personalize health services so that clients receive the care that they, as individuals, need?
At D-tree, this question has become...
Apr 19, 2021 | 5 min
Jamii ni Afya
Errors in estimated delivery dates: explanation, impact, and a path forward
magine you were told you would deliver your baby on November 19, but you go into labor on October 19 – a full month before you anticipated. Do...
Feb 26, 2020 | 3 min
Jamii ni Afya
Introducing Jamii ni Afya: Zanzibar’s national digital health program for Universal Health Coverage
This month, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar’s Ministry of Health (MOH), together with the local government authority, launched
Feb 19, 2020 | 8 min
Jamii ni Afya
Support, counselling, and follow-up: Leveraging digital tools to encourage new health behaviors
I was born and raised in Pemba, the second largest island in the Zanzibar archipelago off the coast of Tanzania. Growing up in Pemba, I witnessed...
Feb 20, 2019 | 5 min
Jamii ni Afya
Community Health Toolkit Selected to Support Zanzibar’s National Community Health Volunteer Program
As announced in June 2018, D-tree International is thrilled to have received support from the Fondation Botnar and Human Development Innovation...
Dec 20, 2018 | 4 min
Jamii ni Afya
Community Health Volunteers, Digital Health, and a path towards Safer Deliveries: Bi Jokha’s Story
Bi Jokha is one of 400 Community Health Volunteers working in Zanzibar with D-tree’s Safer Deliveries Program. Safer Deliveries leverages mobile...
Oct 09, 2018 | 6 min