District steps up efforts to curb maternal deaths

>With about 50 maternal deaths reported annually in Kasulu, district authorities have launched an awareness raising programme for expectant mothers in a bid to improve maternal and child health in the district.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Mar

Maternal deaths decrease, says RC

>The number of women dying during delivery in Tanga Region has decreased from 101 deaths out of 45,256 women who delivered in 2013 to 69 deaths out of 47,692 women who delivered last year.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

31 Aug

Tanzania must do more to reduce maternal deaths

Readers tend to pay little attention to newspaper stories on development. And even when they do, it is only when the story is made juicy. At this point, when almost everyone in Tanzania seems to be mesmerised by the political drama ahead of the October election, we are likely to witness that kind of thing.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

05 May

Midwives key to reducing maternal deaths

As the world celebrates the International Day of the Midwife today, lack of skilled attendance at birth remains a major cause of maternal mortality because countries do not have adequate numbers of midwives to provide the needed care.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Jul

Region records 101 maternal deaths

A total of 101 mothers and 275 out of 44,852 infants in Tanga Region lost their lives due to maternal and neonatal related complications respectively last year.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

14 Nov

INSIGHT: Maternal deaths drop by 44pc since 1990, says UN

Maternal mortality has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank Group reported on Thursday.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Jul

End child marriage to cut maternal deaths, urges forum

The war against preventable birth-related deaths of mothers cannot be won as long as the practice of child marriage continues, it has been explained.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Jan

TZ excels in efforts to curb malaria

Over 50 per cent of Tanzanian households own insecticide treated nets (ITN) enough for all occupants, making the country a leader in Africa in the proportion of ITN-owning households, a new report shows.

 

10 years ago

TRFN

02 Apr

Tanzania steps up efforts to manage surge in disasters

Tanzania steps up efforts to manage surge in disasters - TRFN
Reuters Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, April 2 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - I n the face of a growing threat from extreme weather, Tanzania's parliament has adopted a law to help authorities cope with emergencies and shield vulnerable communities from disaster ...

 

10 years ago

Gbooza

02 Apr

Tanzania steps up efforts to manage surge in disasters: TRFN

Gbooza
Tanzania steps up efforts to manage surge in disasters: TRFN
Gbooza
Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the face of a growing threat from extreme weather, Tanzania's parliament has adopted a law to help authorities cope with emergencies and shield vulnerable communities from disaster risks. The new legislation ...

 

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