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Using Tanzania as a case study, this article discusses opportunities for national health policy and possible clinical interventions to reduce under-five mortality from sickle cell disease, one of the most common childhood NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa.

This article assesses the success of a peritoneal dialysis intervention for acute kidney injury (AKI) in Tanzania, and discusses common challenges faced to provide acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease (CKD) care in resource-limited settings, especially when little is known about disease prevalence.

The Tanzania Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has been partnering with NCD Synergies since 2015 on technical assistance efforts focused on national planning, operationalization, and monitoring efforts for NCDs and injuries. These efforts, continued through the Tanzania NCDI Poverty Committee, will improve Tanzania’s capacity to monitor equitable access to care and the NCD and injury disease burden specific to Tanzania’s poorest populations.