Tanzania's National Consultations on the Geneva Consensus Declaration

TLDR

• The Geneva Consensus Declaration, launched in 2020, is a political declaration that promotes four broad principles: improving women’s health, protecting human life, strengthening the family as the natural and.
• Before taking such step, Tanzania should undertake broad, transparent and evidence-based national consultations involving government institutions, Parliament, legal experts, healthcare professionals, civil society.
• As discussions continue around the possibility of joining the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD), the decision should be guided by one overriding principle: safeguarding the health, wellbeing and future of Tanzanian.
• As Tanzania considers whether to join the Geneva Consensus Declaration, it is essential to ask whether doing so will strengthen or complicate the country’s ongoing efforts to improve health outcomes and uphold its.
• The question is whether any international declaration will strengthen the country’s ability to protect the health, dignity and future of every Tanzanian family.