Malkia Klabu: safer, youth-friendly pharmacies to boost HIV prevention for AGYW in Tanzania
Official title: Making women's options for HIV prevention in Tanzania accessible and joining implementation science capacity building (MWOTAJI)
Funded at Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation · NIH-11478457 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A Tanzania-based project tests a youth-friendly pharmacy model to improve access to HIV prevention and sexual health services for adolescent girls and young women.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Morogoro, Tanzania U Rep) |
| Project start | September 18, 2023 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $325,552 |
| NIH project number | 3UG1HD113163-04S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11478457 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are AGYW aged 15-24 in Tanzania who may benefit from PrEP, HIV self-testing, and other SRH services through youth-friendly pharmacies.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals outside the target age range or in locations without access to the Malkia Klabu pharmacy network may not benefit directly.
What this research studies
This project tests how a youth-friendly pharmacy model can help 15-24-year-old girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa access PrEP, HIV self-testing, and other sexual health services. It builds on a pilot and uses implementation science to scale and evaluate different pharmacy-based approaches across communities. If successful, the model could reduce barriers like stigma and inconvenient clinic visits by bringing prevention services closer to AGYW in Tanzania. The study runs over five years and will measure uptake, continuation, and linkages to facility-based care.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, AGYW could have easier, stigma-free access to HIV prevention and SRH services, potentially reducing new infections and unintended pregnancies.
How similar studies have gone: Preliminary data from a pilot indicate that youth-friendly, community-based pharmacy models can improve access to HIV prevention services.
Where this research is happening
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Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation
Morogoro, Tanzania U Rep Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Anasel, Mackfallen Giliadi — Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation
- Study coordinator: Anasel, Mackfallen Giliadi
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.