RASA Organization Reach And Support All Organization (RASA) is a duly registered humanitarian, nongovernmental, nonprofit, non-religious, nonpolitical organization established to contribute in ensuring that the people of Tanzania and elsewhere attain better living through economic, social, literacy and health development. Vision Our vision is to see a prosperous community free from poverty and diseases Mission Our mission is to ensure that the people of Tanzania attain better living conditions through Health, Literacy and Social development We currently focus on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) with more emphasis on hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus (DM) and Obesity. We are conducting educational campaigns and screening for the above mentioned NCDs in communities and schools. We also partner and look for opportunities to conduct and support health and social related campaigns that may fall in line with the objectives of the organization RASA has star
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Reach and Support for All: targeting Non-Communicable Diseases in Businesses in Tanzania
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Reach and Support for All: targeting Non-Communicable Diseases in Businesses in Tanzania Non-communicable diseases in Tanzania Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) kill 38 million people each year, of which an approximate 28 million occur in low resource settings [1]. Most NCD deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases (17.5 million annually) [1] and diabetes causes 1.5 million deaths each year [1]. In Tanzania itself, the percentage of annual deaths due to NCDs has been estimated to be around 31% [2] and is believed to be increasing due to urban migrations and dietary changes [3,4]. NCDs negatively impact the working class and businesses’ productivity [5]. Studies from high-income countries have shown that targeting businesses for screening and health program intervention is an effective way to reach people and to boost the economy [6,7]. Employee health programs are lacking in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, we sought to increase NCD awareness in Tanzanian busin