Malkia Klabu: youth-friendly pharmacy clubs offering HIV prevention and sexual health services 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-11376850 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This program creates youth-friendly pharmacy clubs so adolescent girls and young women (ages 15–24) in Tanzania can get HIV prevention tools like PrEP, HIV self-tests, and reproductive health services in a welcoming place.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
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| 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 | 2025 |
| Award (this year) | $382,358 |
| NIH project number | 3UG1HD113163-03S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11376850 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal participants are adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 in Tanzania who want easier access to HIV prevention, HIV self-testing, or reproductive health services.
✕Less likely to help
People who are not adolescent girls or young women, live outside the Tanzanian program areas, or already have consistent HIV prevention care are unlikely to see direct benefits from joining.
What this research studies
As someone aged 15–24, you would visit local pharmacies that run Malkia Klabu "Queen Club" loyalty programs designed to be welcoming and private. The program trains pharmacies to offer HIV self-testing, start and continue PrEP, and provide other sexual and reproductive health services while linking to nearby clinics when needed. Researchers will roll out and compare several pharmacy-based models across Tanzanian communities over five years to see which approaches attract and keep young women engaged. The aim is to reduce stigma and make prevention services more convenient than traditional clinic visits.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this could make it easier for young women to start and stay on PrEP, learn their HIV status, and access reproductive health care, helping reduce HIV infections and unintended pregnancies.
How similar studies have gone: Early pilot data for Malkia Klabu showed promising increases in uptake, and pharmacy-based HIV prevention for young women is an emerging approach with encouraging but still limited evidence.
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.