Anaemia in Tanzania: a situation analysis

The information obtained indicates that anaemia is a major health problem in Tanzania. Anomg admitted underfive children anaemia accounts for 20 percent to 80 percent in some hospitals while in pregnant women it accounts for 18 percent to over 87 percent in Iringa hospital. As a cause of mortality it accounts for 5 percent of maternal mortality in Tanzania. In Muhimbili Medical Centre alone it was responsible for 26 percent of all paediatric deaths in 1989. The import determinants of anaemia are positively correlated with the occurance of tropical diseases as well as nutritional deficiencies