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To ensure that children, adolescents, and young people are healthy, educated, and empowered to thrive and reach their full potential, UNESCO in close collaboration with the Ministry of Health organized the first steering committee meeting of the Global School Health Survey and Global School Health Policies and Practices Survey in Tanzania. 

School-based surveys offer a comprehensive and systematic approach to gathering data on and describing HIV and sexual health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among learners. Through these surveys, policymakers and educators can obtain evidence-based information on the effectiveness of school health and life skills-based HIV and sexuality education programs, enabling them to strengthen and refine national programs to address the specific needs and challenges faced by young people in the country.

The steering committee meeting was held in Dodoma on 17th April 2024 to secure partners’ engagement, commitment, and support from ministries as well as to review and endorse the conceptual framework of the survey based on the country context.  The composition of the steering committee includes high-level officials from the Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST), President Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), Prime Minister’s Office (PMO),  Ministry of Community Development Gender, Women and Special Groups (MoCDGWSG), National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and research institutes like National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and  Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania (CCBRT). 

The Global School Health Survey was conceptualized and developed by WHO and offers a comprehensive approach to assess the health and well-being of adolescents aged 13 to 17 years in educational settings. The GSHS questionnaire consists of multiple modules, each focusing on behavioral risks and protective factors associated with the leading causes of child and adult ill-health and mortality.