HIMD PROFILE
Health Integrated Multisectoral Development (HIMD) the former HIMD is a registered Non-Governmental Organization working on charitable basis, but with no religious affiliation. The organization is nonpartisan and non-racial. It was founded in September 2003 and was officially registered under the Society of Ordinance with the Certificate of Registration SO. NO.12642 on 30-07- 2004 and amended on 13-09-2006.and re-registered in the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children with the Certificate of Registration on 19-07-2019. No.00NGO/00009774
The aims and objectives for which the Organization is established to involve the target communities to work towards health promotion.To sensitize, educate, and create awareness of communities on the need for primary and secondary abstinence before marriage and loyalty within marriage as an alternative preventive measure against the HIV and AIDS pandemic. To sensitize and educate communities on the harmful effects of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and other HTPs that contributes towards HIV and AIDS Transmission. Education on family planning as part of developing good, healthy families with both parents sharing equal responsibility. Educating the community in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and their relation to reproduction and HIV and AIDS transmission
HIMD is campaigning to end FGM in pastoral communities in Tanzania and Eastern Africa in General. Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons”.
The above map shows the % of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone FGM/C.