Long way to go for maternal health in TZ

 Prof Japhet Killewo, a medical doctor and Epidemiologist from Muhimbili University, speaks to experts who convened in Dar es Salaam to share research findings and discuss meaningful policies to address maternal and newborn health in Tanzania. The third year dissemination workshop was sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and organized by partners within the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Muhimbili University, Johns Hopkins University and...

Improved maternal health will not only boost the quality of life of mothers and their babies but also the welfare of the entire nation.

Medical Women Association of Tanzania (Mewata) has called for concerted efforts from stakeholders to improve maternal health during the implementation of post-2015 development plan to reduce deaths.

Exim Bank supports maternal health
Daily News
IN supporting government initiative to improve maternal and child health, Exim Bank Tanzania has identified and started to give aid in areas which seems to have been left out during planning. The Bank has long believed in its slogan "Innovation is life", thus ...

>Rose Mlay is playing a big role in trying to help local Tanzanian women attain good health services during maternity. Mlay’s career as a midwife brought changes in the health sector in the country after she attended the first Global White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood workshop in India in 2002.

All regions in the country will now be rated periodically on progress to reduce the death of mothers and their newborns as the country attempts to beat next year’s Millennium Development Goals deadline.

Amid reports of increasing deaths resulting from teen pregnancy, Fatuma Maulidi, her husband and other family members were worrisome when she conceived aged 17. But they kept their fingers crossed and prayed to God that nothing bad happens to her and the child during delivery.

Infant, maternal health voices for global hearings
IPPmedia
Tanzanians` voices on health issues collected in the run-up to White Ribbon Day will be shared at the Global Citizen Hearing to be held during the World Health Assembly. The World Health Assembly is slated to take place in Geneva, from May18-26. Briefing ...

Dear All,

Come join the Embassy of Tanzania and Childbirth Survival International (CSI) for CSI’s first annual fundraising on September 12th at 4:30pm to 7pm, at the Embassy of Tanzania, Washington DC.

In Tanzania, many of the lives lost during pregnancy, childbirth, and immediately after birth, are often 100% preventable. We are calling upon You to join us and help save lives. This fundraising is to kickoff CSI’s saving lives at birth project in Biharamulo District in northwest Tanzania....