Touch Health Tanzania
Touch Health, a nonprofit organization founded in 2004, is dedicated to strengthening healthcare systems in sub-Saharan Africa by breaking down barriers to care through innovative health sector programming. Incubated at McKinsey & Company, Touch leverages management consulting expertise to design and implement sustainable health programs, prioritizing government ownership. The organization focuses on three main pillars: healthcare workforce planning and optimization, improving access to care for women and children, and health systems strengthening initiatives. Touch’s successful initiatives in Tanzania have led to program expansion across multiple sub-Saharan African countries and partnerships with large institutions and funding partners to drive broad, sustained health sector impact.
Access to timely medical consultation remains a significant barrier to health equity in Tanzania, particularly in rural and underserved communities where health facilities are distant, transportation is costly, and staffing shortages limit the availability of qualified clinicians. Many patients delay seeking care, resulting in late diagnoses, untreated conditions, and preventable complications. The shortage of medical doctors in rural areas further exacerbates this issue, as patients often rely on health workers with limited training or forego medical advice entirely.
To address this gap, Touch Health developed SimuConsult, an innovative teleconsultation service that leverages community health workers (CHWs) and mobile communication to deliver medical expertise directly to patients’ homes. SimuConsult enables CHWs to connect patients in rural communities with doctors based at partner hospitals, ensuring accurate diagnoses, timely prescriptions, and proper guidance without immediate facility visits. Currently operational in partnership with faith-based and private health facilities, SimuConsult has successfully demonstrated its ability to expand access to qualified medical care over the past year, with high patient satisfaction and improved efficiency in connecting communities to appropriate care.
The next phase of SimuConsult will focus on strengthening services, expanding partnerships with government and private facilities, and exploring sustainable financing approaches to ensure continuity. A robust Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework underpins all activities, enabling Touch and its partners to track service utilization, patient outcomes, and operational efficiency to inform program adjustments and advocate for larger-scale adoption.
Touch Health is seeking an outstanding Medical Doctor to join its team in supporting the SimuConsult Program in Tanzania (region to be confirmed, either Lake-Zone or Pwani Region). This full-time role, a 6-month assignment (renewable), offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the growth and refinement of an innovative telemedicine solution while supporting day-to-day service delivery. The Medical Doctor will be based at a partner hospital, working closely with facility staff, CHWs, and Touch’s program team to deliver high-quality consultations, oversee clinical quality, and provide input to strengthen and scale the SimuConsult model across Tanzania. The role involves delivering virtual consultations through the SimuConsult ICT Platform, a community-based digital health service connecting patients to qualified doctors via CHWs conducting door-to-door visits and screenings. The Medical Doctor will report to the Project Manager at Touch and collaborate with the hospital’s management and administration team, as well as CHWs. A portion of the role may involve supporting routine medical duties at the host hospital, as agreed with hospital management and dependent on telehealth volumes.
Note: As job vacancy announcements cannot be exhaustive, the Medical Doctor may be required to undertake other duties broadly in line with the above key duties.
Please submit a Cover Letter and Resume outlining your interest in the position via email to:
jobs@touchfoundation.org
Ensure you include “Medical Doctor-SimuConsult” in the subject line of your emailed application. The deadline for submission is October 31, 2025.
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT)