Reproductive Health

Bigger, better, Bolder?

With the objective of ‘’standing out’’ in the trade market, DKT Tanzania conducted a branding exercise in different outlets around Tanzania’s biggest City Dar es salaam, which currently holds over 8% of the entire Country population (61,000,000). The branding exercise was conducted in over 85 Facilities across the city, inclusive of pharmacies, general trade and [...]

2023-07-14T14:21:52+03:00Julai 1st, 2023|Birth control, Condoms, Reproductive Health|

MA Kare debuts in Zanzibar

 In a move, that many have called, ‘’ground -breaking’ , on February 23rd 2023 , DKT Tanzania launched one of the most awaited products in the market, a misoprostol and Mifepristone combination pill (MM combi pack) under the name of MA-Kare! The launch was officiated by Minister of health in Zanzibar at Spice Tree hotel, [...]

2023-07-14T14:23:39+03:00Juni 28th, 2023|Birth control, Reproductive Health, Social Marketing|

Winner takes all!

             In the 1980’s, pop band ABBA was known for a powerful ballad on ‘love and victory’, an ironic display of love as a battle field, in which the winner takes t he gift home (in this case, the lover). DKT/T held a trade promotion for key distributors who were [...]

2023-02-01T19:32:15+03:00Febuari 1st, 2023|Birth control, Condoms, IUD's, Reproductive Health, Social Marketing|

DKT Tanzania’s hand of “Asante”

Anyone having travelled to Tanzania, will be familiar with the word ‘”Asante”  - Swahili translation (“thank you”) – which is probably the most famous Swahili word - apart from Jambo (hello)! ‘’Asante’” is an oft used expression of gratitude to thank someone for what they have done. In October (3rd - 7th) 2022, DKT/T joined [...]

2023-01-24T18:44:54+03:00Januari 24th, 2023|Birth control, Condoms, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, Social Marketing|

Thinking in Pink!

Think “pink” - what comes to mind?  For some it reminds them of the American pop star ‘Pink’, but others (and especially girls) are reminded of their days as a child playing with their favorite doll  “Barbie”! Regardless of what comes to mind, the colour “pink” is a representation of femininity. During October, this color [...]

2023-01-20T10:03:42+03:00Januari 21st, 2023|IUD's, Reproductive Health, Social Marketing|

How Aid Organizations’ Efforts to Provide Free Condoms Can Backfire

It may seem like a simple solution to a glaring problem: Provide people with free condoms to curb HIV transmission rates and prevent unwanted pregnancies. But in Tanzania, many well-intentioned aid organizations’ efforts to disburse free or heavily subsidized contraceptives have backfired, skewing the market and jeopardizing the sustainability of such sexual and reproductive health (SRH) product provisions.

The Higher Education Initiative (HEI): 7 Years Of Helping University Students Stay Healthy

The Higher Education Initiative (HEI), DKT’s set of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) activities for Ethiopian university students, enters its seventh year of activity this year. Since 2009, HEI has worked closely with university administrations and student populations across the country to deliver high-quality SRH programming. HEI’s outputs to date have been impressive: - 1,300 mass [...]

2018-02-19T07:03:47+03:00Septemba 28th, 2016|Reproductive Health|
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