Thanzi Programme

All healthcare systems face a difficult conundrum: The health needs within the country can be vast, but funding for health care is often inadequate to meet them. In low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) in Africa, such as Malawi and Uganda, making decisions on how to allocate limited healthcare budgets can be particularly challenging: relevant evidence suitable for the context is often limited, requiring difficult choices to be made between healthcare interventions on a daily basis. The Thanzi Programme was launched in 2022, representing multiple projects focussed on improving population health in LMICs. Building on the successes of the Thanzi la Onse project, these projects extend Thanzi’s 3-pillar approach to strengthen health systems and working partnerships between national research and policy partners across the East, Central, Southern and West Africa regions.