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Many organizations, including The World Bank (featured below) are helping Tanzania by donating or getting physically involved with reform in the mining industry.

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World Bank grants Tanzania $45 million to improve mining sector

The World Bank is lending Tanzania $45 million to help Africa's No.4 gold producer improve its mining sector, particularly among small-scale producers.

The funds will help to create a viable domestic mining industry in poor, rural areas where unregulated artisanal and small-scale mining takes place, Philippe Dongier, the bank's country director for Tanzania, said in a statement.

The additional financing will build on the success of the ongoing Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project (SMMRP), which - according to the bank - has strengthened government capacity to manage the sector and improved the regulatory framework. Additionally it has expanded Tanzania's coverage by geological surveys and enhanced the social and environmental management framework for mining, said Dongier.

Before multinationals arrived in Tanzania, small-scale miners largely conducted the extraction of minerals in the country.

According to a 2013 report by the International Institute for Environment and Development, small-scale mining employs 10 times more people than large-scale mining globally.

The African nation is also rich in coal, uranium, diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. But illegal mining has cost the life of many since the sector began booming with economic liberalization policies applied in the mid-1980s.

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World Bank grants Tanzania $45 million to improve mining sector | MINING.com

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The World Bank is lending Tanzania $45 million to help Africa's No.4 gold producer improve its mining sector, particularly among small-scale producers. The funds will help to create a viable domestic mining industry in poor, rural areas where unregulated artisanal and small-scale mining takes place, Philippe Dongier, the bank's country director for Tanzania, said in a statement.

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Despite many efforts by the Tanzanian government to regulate and criminalize child labor, approximately 25% of children between the ages of 5 and 14 remain working, often in dangerous conditions. Ten percent of this population is directly related to the mining industry which is more than a million children being exposed to falling rocks, dangerous chemicals and conditions that make them more susceptible to Tuberculosis.

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Children's Lives at Risk in Tanzania's Gold Mines

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(Dar Es Salaam, August 28, 2013) -- Children as young as eight-years-old are working in Tanzanian small-scale gold mines, with grave risks to their health and even their lives. The Tanzanian government should curb child labor in small-scale mining, including at informal, unlicensed mines, and the World Bank and donor countries should support these efforts.

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Reform of Community Health Funds in Tanzania

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Community Health Funds enable members to seek health services at any health facility in Dodoma Region ans provide access to hospital care due to a professional organizational structure and a strong IT management system. To know more about SDC engagement and projects to improve the health system in Tanzania http://bit.ly/1EF4WfL

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With only 23 well equipped hospitals covering a surface area of approximately 365,000 square miles (about 2 times larger than the entire North East of the United States) and a population of approximately 49 million, finding proper care can be difficult.

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According to the Pan African Medical Journal, “falling rocks were the leading cause of injury (18.2%) and majority sustained multiple injuries (33%)”. In the related study, 41% of patients died due to mining related injuries. Almost none of the patients used protective equipment while on the job. Following falling rocks, was explosions (16.9%) and falls (16.1%) making the top 3 causes of death, spanning 51.2%, accident related within the mines.

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1961: Tanganyika gains independence from British rule.
1963: Zanzibar gains independence from British rule.
1964: Tanganyika and Zanzibar merge, forming the United Republic of Tanzania
1972: State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) is Founded.
1977: For-Profit Healthcare banned
1983: Ministry of Energy and Minerals (MEM) established.
1990: Fee-for-service reform implemented in light of rising healthcare costs.
1997: Mineral Policy of 1997 implemented to decrease unemployment rate.
1999: National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) established for employees.
2001: Bulyanhulu Mine Opening makes Tanzania third largest Gold producer in World.
2009: Mineral Policy reformed for added worker safety and mineral security.
2010: The Mining Act of 2010 gives government sole ownership of all minerals and forces 50% share of profit on foreign countries.