National Tb And Leprosy Programme

What National Tb And Leprosy Programme does

The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) is the government body under Tanzania's Ministry of Health responsible for the national control and elimination of tuberculosis and leprosy. Operating across all 26 regions of the country, NTLP delivers free diagnosis, treatment, contact tracing, and community-based care to TB and leprosy patients, with specialized services for drug-resistant TB, pediatric TB, TB/HIV co-infection, and the TB in Mining Sector (TIMS) program. The Central TB and Leprosy Reference Laboratory in Dar es Salaam provides national-level confirmatory diagnostics and quality assurance to peripheral laboratories.

NTLP's technology stack is built around DHIS2-ETL (Electronic Transmission of Data) for nationwide case reporting and LabXpert Disease Surveillance, a laboratory information management system for tracking TB and leprosy diagnostics. The program maintains an extensive standardized M&E toolkit deployed across public health facilities, including TB treatment cards and registers (TB 01-24), leprosy forms (LEP 01-06), drug-resistant TB forms (DR-TB 01-09), community screening forms (TB/LEP 12-15), and external quality assurance (EQA) laboratory forms. DHIS2-ETL V3, released in October 2024, is the current major version of the data transmission platform.

NTLP is funded through a combination of domestic government allocations and international donor support from the Global Fund, WHO, PEPFAR/CDC, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, and AMREF Health Africa. The Government of Tanzania allocated TZS 141 billion for HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria combined for fiscal year 2025-2026. All patient services are provided free of charge through Tanzania's public health facility network, with implementation support from TAMISEMI for sub-national coordination and from faith-based networks such as CSSC. The program is currently transitioning from the National Strategic Plan VI (2020-2025) to NSP VII (2026-2031), following an evaluation of NSP VI conducted in September 2025.

Name

National Tb And Leprosy Programme

Legal name

National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP)

Website

https://ntlp.go.tz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) is a Tanzanian government health program under the Ministry of Health that delivers free TB and leprosy diagnosis, treatment, contact tracing, and surveillance across all 26 regions of the country.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Disease Control Program

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disease-Specific Global Programs (HIV/TB/Malaria/NTDs) (HLAJAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Communicable Disease Prevention & Control (HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, NTDs) (BPADAIAA), National Public Health Reference Laboratories (HLAJAIAA)

Keywords

• Tuberculosis control program
• Leprosy elimination program
• Public health surveillance
• Community TB care
• Disease monitoring systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Dodoma

HQ country

Tanzania

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: NTLP is a government program under the Ministry of Health, funded by the Government of Tanzania. The program also receives support from international donors and partners for TB and leprosy control activities.
2. International Donor Support: Funding from international organizations including Global Fund and bilateral donors supporting TB and leprosy programs

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NTLP is the government-mandated national programme that coordinates the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and surveillance of Tuberculosis and Leprosy across Tanzania. It delivers free TB and leprosy services through a network of public health facilities in all 26 regions, supported by electronic data systems (DHIS2-ETL and LabXpert Disease Surveillance) and a Central Reference Laboratory for confirmatory diagnostics and quality assurance.

Product overview

The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) operates as a unified national health programme under Tanzania's Ministry of Health. It provides a comprehensive suite of products and tools for TB and Leprosy disease surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring. The core offerings include LabXpert Disease Surveillance for laboratory diagnostics tracking, DHIS2-ETL for electronic data transmission and reporting, Central TB and Leprosy Reference Laboratory for confirmatory diagnostics, and an extensive set of M&E Recording and Reporting Tools (TB 01-24, LEP 01-06, DR-TB 01-09, and Community TB/Leprosy forms) for standardized data collection across health facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LabXpert Disease Surveillance A specialized laboratory information system used to track TB and Leprosy diagnostics, enabling disease surveillance and specimen management across health facilities in Tanzania.
• DHIS2-ETL (Electronic Transmission of Data) Electronic Transmission of Data system integrated with DHIS2 for collecting, transmitting, and analyzing TB and Leprosy health data from facilities nationwide.
• Central TB and Leprosy Reference Laboratory Services National reference laboratory providing confirmatory TB and Leprosy diagnostic services, External Quality Assurance (EQA), and technical support to peripheral laboratories across Tanzania.
• TB Diagnosis and Treatment Program Free TB diagnosis and treatment services delivered through government health facilities across all 26 regions of Tanzania, including drug-resistant TB, paediatric TB, and TB/HIV collaborative activities.
• Leprosy Diagnosis and Treatment Program Free leprosy diagnosis, multi-drug therapy, contact tracing, and Prevention of Disability services delivered through government health facilities in Tanzania.
• Community TB Care Community-based TB case finding, treatment support, contact tracing, and patient follow-up delivered through community health workers and civil society partners (MKUTA, MKIKUTE).
• TB in Mining Sector (TIMS) Program Workplace-based TB screening, case detection, and treatment linkage for mining sector workers in Tanzania who face elevated occupational TB risk.

Quantifiable outcome

• Leprosy case detection reduced by 37% from 2,297 cases in 2015 to 1,442 cases in 2025

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KNCV Tuberculosis FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025KNCV Foundation from the Netherlands provides technical expertise and advisory support for TB and leprosy control program implementation. Dr. Demelash Assefa from KNCV serves as a lead expert in program evaluation and strategy development.
• World Health Organization (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWHO provides international technical guidance and standards for TB and leprosy elimination. Dr. Fedjo Tefoyet Galbert serves as Acting WHO Representative in Tanzania. WHO validates national strategic plans and program evaluations.
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDC provides technical collaboration for disease surveillance and public health response capacity building.
• AMREF Health AfricaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMREF provides implementation support and health systems strengthening for TB and leprosy programs in Tanzania.
• TAMISEMI (Office of the President - Regional Administration and Local Government)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTAMISEMI coordinates program implementation at regional and district levels through local government authorities, ensuring service delivery at grassroots level.
• MKUTA and MKIKUTEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivil society organizations representing TB and leprosy patients providing community engagement and advocacy support.
• CSSC (Christian Social Services Commission)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith-based health facility network providing TB and leprosy services through church-run health facilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AMREF Health Africa: African health systems strengthening organization providing implementation support for NTLP and similar national disease control programs across East Africa.
• Damien Foundation Belgium: Operates TB and leprosy control programs across multiple African and Asian countries with community-based case finding and patient support, structurally mirroring NTLP's model.
• National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Lung Disease Program (Kenya): Kenya's national TB and leprosy program runs a near-identical scope, structure, and donor ecosystem, and operates in a directly comparable East African epidemiological context.
• National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (India): India's national TB elimination program under the Ministry of Health operates an analogous model with district-level case finding, drug-resistant TB management, and donor co-financing, making it the closest functional peer to NTLP.
• KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation: Dutch technical partner providing TB advisory and implementation support to NTLP and similar national programs across Africa; operates in the same disease domain with overlapping program-evaluation responsibilities.
• No Leprosy Remains (NLR): International NGO supporting national leprosy elimination strategies, contact tracing, and prevention of disability services in countries that have crossed the elimination threshold, like Tanzania.

Others

• PEPFAR (U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief): Funds TB/HIV collaborative activities within NTLP via the US Embassy; comparable as a counterpart financing and co-implementing entity in Tanzania's TB response.
• The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: Primary external financier for national TB and leprosy programs including NTLP; comparable as a counterpart in grant architecture and program oversight rather than as a service competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Stop TB Partnership: Global coordinating body for national TB programs, convening donors, governments, and implementers including NTLP. It is a peer at the ecosystem level rather than a direct service competitor.
• WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme: Sets international TB norms, standards, and targets that NTLP aligns with; acts as both a strategic partner and a peer in delivering global TB elimination objectives.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ntlp.go.tz
• Instagraminstagram.com/ntlp_tz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/national-tb-and-leprosy-programme

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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