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Tanzania: Inside Tanzania's Life-Saving Birthcare Model
allAfrica, 27 March 2025
Tanzania is winning the battle against maternal and newborn deaths, as the latest numbers reveal a significant decline. Read more »
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Tanzania: Groundbreaking Health Intervention in Tanzania Cuts Maternal And Newborn Deaths
allAfrica, 4 March 2025
A revolutionary health intervention program in Tanzania, which focuses on improving the quality of care during birth, is significantly reducing the rates of maternal and newborn… Read more »
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Tanzania: Scalable Birth Care Approach in Tanzania Saves 1,000+ Lives - Study
allAfrica, 28 February 2025
Scaling this bundle of care could have transformative impact on countries with highest burden of newborn and maternal death around the world The magnitude of women’s lives… Read more »
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Africa: Tanzania's Success to Reduce Maternal Mortality Ushers in a Model for Africa
Africa CDC, 11 February 2025
Tanzania has reduced maternal mortality by 80% in a seven-year period, from 556 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022. The success is attributable to… Read more »
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Tanzania: Tanzania's Health Sector Sees Major Advancements Under President Samia's Leadership
Daily News, 12 August 2024
OVER the past three years, Tanzania's health sector has undergone significant improvements, marking a period of unprecedented progress under President Samia Suluhu Hassan's… Read more »
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Tanzania: Government Boosts Healthcare in Temeke With Ambulance Donation
Daily News, 8 July 2024
Temeke Regional Referral Hospital has received two new ambulances as part of the government efforts , aiming to improve healthcare services in the country. Read more »
Groundbreaking Intervention in Tanzania Means Fewer Mothers Die
A revolutionary health intervention program in Tanzania, which focuses on improving the quality of care during birth, is significantly reducing the rates of maternal and newborn mortality in the country.
Tanzania's success is being touted as a model for countries in the region to emulate. The Africa Centers for Disease Control said in February that within a seven-year period, the east African nation cut maternal deaths from 550 per 100,000 live births in 2016 to 104 per 100,000 in 2022.
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Ethiopia's maternal mortality rate currently stands at 401 for every 100,000 live births, a reduction from 676 for every 100,000 live births in 2011. The decline in the maternal mortality rate can be attributed to the innovative programmes designed to expand and accelerate midwifery training to achieve a minimum standard of midwife to population ratio and increase skilled birth attendance and reproductive health services, especially in rural areas. The programmes are also narrowing the gap in
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Zambia has made significant strides in the past two decades to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes. The maternal mortality rate dropped nearly 300% in 16 years - from 729 deaths for every 100,000 live births in 2002, to 278 deaths per 100,000 in 2018.
What has been critical in this achievement is greater availability of skilled midwifery personnel. The number of births assisted by a skilled attendant
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Liberia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with poor access to modern family planning methods for women who endure increasing levels of sexual and gender-based violence. Their children don't fare much better. The under-fives, especially newborns, suffer needlessly from illness and death due to common, preventable childhood illnesses.
The Ministry of Health launched its National Community Health Assistant Programme in 2016, with donor and NGO support.
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