Deadline: 05-Sep-2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is inviting expressions of interest from qualified partners to deliver comprehensive primary health care, reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services, non-communicable disease (NCD) care, mental health support, HIV/TB services, nutrition interventions, and medical referral services for refugees and asylum seekers in the Kigoma Region of Tanzania.
Focus Areas: Adolescent health including sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, Health – general, Health systems strengthening, Maternal and newborn health including emergency obstetric care, Reproductive health services, Sexual & reproductive health, Infant and young child feeding, Malnutrition prevention and treatment, Nutrition – general.
The project will build on UNHCR’s ongoing health and nutrition initiatives in Nyarugusu and Nduta camps, urban areas like Dar es Salaam, and host communities. Services will be provided through a primary health care model in camp-based facilities, with referrals to public and private hospitals for secondary and tertiary care. Activities will cover outpatient and inpatient services, mental health care, NCD management, emergency and elective surgeries, and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, including care for survivors of gender-based violence. Preventive health measures such as disease surveillance, vaccination, vitamin A supplementation, deworming, and health education will be reinforced. Nutrition interventions will focus on treating severe acute malnutrition, routine growth monitoring, promoting infant and young child feeding practices, and preventing micronutrient deficiencies.
The initiative will also strengthen integration with the national health system through alignment with Ministry of Health guidelines, collaboration with regional and district authorities, capacity building for health workers, and advocacy for refugee inclusion in national health strategies. Pre-departure medical screening, outbreak risk mitigation, and medical escorts for voluntary returnees will be part of the repatriation health support.
For more information, visit UN Partner Portal.
