Advancing Natural Medicine
Through Science & Transparency
One mission — integrating scientifically proven natural medicines into mainstream healthcare in Tanzania and beyond.
An association of producers of natural medicines in Tanzania, UWADATA is dedicated to promoting the integration of scientifically proven natural medicines into mainstream healthcare in Tanzania.
Dedicated to assisting patients, consumers, and health professionals to make informed natural medicine choices based on robust science. DHF believes natural medicines will take a valuable place in modern scientific medical practice when they follow best practices of quality, safety and efficacy through transparency and evidence.
Vision & Mission
The Dawa Halisi Fund exists to bridge the gap between natural medicine and evidence-based healthcare — making it easier for people to choose treatments wisely.
Dedicated to improving health through the integration of scientifically proven natural health solutions into mainstream healthcare, making evidence-based natural medicine accessible to all.
For natural medicines to be integrated into mainstream healthcare, patients, consumers, health professionals and the media must be able to identify natural health products with scientific evidence. DHF provides independent, accurate and reliable information on specific products — helping people live healthier lives.
What the DHF Does
Four integrated areas of work that drive health improvement and informed choice across Tanzania.
Building an independent, transparent and robust process to identify and communicate about natural health products with specific scientific evidence, so consumers and the health system can make an informed choice.
Providing education to support informed choice. The DHF guides behaviour change through scientifically valid and relevant guidelines to educational institutions, media and health professional associations — always directed by the rights of patients to receive the best possible treatments.
Committed to supporting best practice in the research, development, manufacture and therapeutic use of natural health products. Partnering with ingredient-specific expert bodies and condition-specific healthcare professional groups to adopt and create tailored Best Practice Guidelines.
Supporting better regulation of the sector and public policy, with particular regard to sources of raw materials, quality management and evidence linked to specific finished products — resulting in more reliable treatments and better patient outcomes.
Evidence is Product-Specific
Natural health products are by definition natural and therefore variable and complex. This means that evidence supporting natural health products is product and brand specific — not generic.
Natural health products have thousands of different sources and a much more complex manufacturing process than conventional medicines — making brand-level evidence essential.
For example, products made from grapes — wine, vinegar, and table grapes — are not the same products. The same principle applies to natural health products at an even greater scale.
DHF independently evaluates individual products, building a transparent accreditation framework so you always know the evidence behind what you're buying.
Affiliation & Collaboration
The DHF actively seeks and encourages affiliation with institutions, individuals and companies sharing the same commitment to transparency, science and patient wellbeing.
If your organisation shares our commitment to evidence-based natural health, we'd love to connect.
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