- Organisation de mise en œuvre : Tanzania Health and Medical Education Foundation (TAHMEF)
- Type de projet : du Déploiement à l’échelle
- Lieu : Tanzanie
- Thematic Area(s): Digital, Service Delivery
«AHADI: Stigma-Free Mental Health Support for Young People in Tanzania” is a digital health app that connects Tanzanians with mental health experts and tools to cultivate mental wellbeing. As Tanzania’s first digital health facility. AHADI addresses the pressing need for accessible and stigma-free mental health care and supports through a hybrid model that includes multi-channel approach:
- Online services: including a mobile app designed for youth (primarily 15-25) with access to free youth-friendly content, self-help tools (e.g., CBT & mindfulness modules), peer support groups, certified counsellors (for a fee) and a chatbot that provides 24/7 assistance and support.
- Offline services: through integration with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health’s national health hotline (Afya), youth can dial 199 or SMS 15061 for real-time and confidential mental health resources, support and referrals from trained healthcare workers, to ensure real-time, confidential support for youth across rural and urban areas, even without internet access.
- Awareness-raising campaigns, Community outreach and school-based programs that engage youth in stigma-free conversations and normalize emotional well-being, will complement AHADI’s digital channels, normalize help-seeking.
- Healthcare worker training, equipping front-line workers, Community Health Workers (CHWs) and hotline navigators to provide non-judgmental, youth-sensitive care, and strengthen referral pathways for stigma-free support.
As of June 2024, the AHADI app has 10,000+ registered active users, with 5000 helpline cases resolved.
