Kristen Mark, PhD, with the University of Minnesota Medical School, received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance the quality of life for individuals with disabilities in Tanzania through a new project. The research team will train future healthcare providers like nurses, doctors and midwives with the skills and confidence to offer comprehensive sexual and reproductive healthcare services for people with disabilities.
“Through doing this research, we will improve the lives of people with disabilities in Tanzania and build in-country capacity to ensure this work can continue long after our grant period ends,” said Dr. Mark, a professor at the U of M Medical School’s Eli Coleman Institute for Sexual and Gender Health.
Tanzania struggles with some of the most pressing challenges in reproductive health and has a significant population of individuals with disabilities who remain underserved in reproductive healthcare. Despite this, healthcare professionals in Tanzania receive no formal training to address reproductive health concerns in persons with disabilities.
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