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2007 report
International obligations remain unfulfilled
Richard Shilamba
SAHRiNGON -Tanzania Chapter

Tanzania has signed numerous international treaties guaranteeing the right to social security for all, and the International Labour Organization maintains that the country can afford to provide modest levels of countrywide social security protection for all its citizens. For the moment, however, social security schemes are largely limited to those working in the formal sector of the economy, who represent only a fraction of the population.

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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Slight regression  Undernourishment Significant regression  Tuberculosis
Slight progress  Under-5 children malnutrition Slight progress  People living with HIV/AIDS
Slight regression  Literacy Significant progress  Infant mortality
Significant progress  Primary school enrolment rate Significant progress  Under-5 mortality
Slight regression  Children reaching 5th grade Slight progress  DPT Immunized 1-year-old children
Stagnant  Tertiary school enrolment rate Slight progress  Measles Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Internet users Slight progress  Tuberculosis Immunized 1-year-old children
Slight progress  Personal computers Slight progress  Women aged 15-49 attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel
Stagnant  Telephone mainlines Slight regression  Births attended by skilled health personnel
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Significant progress  Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49
Stagnant  Public education expenditure Slight progress  Literacy ratio gap
Slight progress  Total debt service Stagnant  Net primary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Military expenditure Significant progress  gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap
Stagnant  Population with access to sanitation Stagnant  Activity rate gap
Stagnant  Population with access to improved water sources Slight progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Significant progress  Malaria  

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Signatures and ratifications by Tanzania
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 7 ; ratified 7 .
Table of ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions Total 7 ; not yet ratified 0 ; ratified 7 ; denounced 0 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 7 ; ratified 7 .
41463923 Population
945090 SQ KM
Capital: Dar Es Salaam
Currency: Shilling
Language: Swahili and English
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Food security   Countries below average
Education   Countries below average
Information, science and technology   Countries in worse situation
Public expenditure   Countries below average
Environment   Countries in worse situation
Health   Countries in worse situation
Children’s immunization   Countries above average
Women’s reproductive health   Countries below average
Gender and education   Countries below average
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries in better situation
Women’s empowerment   Countries below average
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Food security   Stagnant
Education   Stagnant
Information, science and technology   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Stagnant
Environment   Slight progress
Health   Slight progress
Children’s immunization   Slight progress
Women’s reproductive health   Slight progress
Gender and education   Slight progress
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Stagnant
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