Abstract:Background Since 2011, Pathfinder International, The Nature Conservancy, and local government authorities in western Tanzania have partnered on the Tuungane project to support communities facing multiple challenges not solved by a single sector, including poor access to health services such as maternal health and family planning, as well as a declining natural resource base. Tuungane uses a population, health, and environment approach that hypothesises that by integrating health and conservation activities, it… Show more
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