This report on the mapping of interventions for Maternal and Newborn Health (MNH) in Tanzania Mainland 2016- 2021 was prepared by the Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation (JMKF).
This report would not have been possible without the collaboration and guidance of all the participants who voluntarily participated including the Ministry of Health (MoH), President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) Implementing Partners (IPs) who provided inputs during the review of the final report.
We extend special appreciation to Dr. Ahmad M. Makuwani, Mr. Habib R. Ismail, Dr. Phineas F. Sospeter, Mr. Claud Kumalija and Mathias Anthony Mbinda from MoH, Dr. Kihulya Mageda from PO-RALG, Dr. Emmanuel Bulabo Gibbe from Mirambo Hospital Tabora, Dr. Rebecca S. Balira, Mr. Dunstan J. Matungwa, and Dr. Zaina S. Mchome from the NIMR and Ms. Vanessa Anyoti, Dr. Catherine Sanga, Ms. Hilda Kwezi, Ms. Neema Sengeo and Dr. Sheila Njaku from JMKF for their leadership and technical inputs.
We would also like to thank all Regional Reproductive and Child Health Coordinators (RRCHCos), District Reproductive and Child Health Coordinators (DRCHCos), and IPs across the 184 councils in the 26 administrative regions of Tanzania Mainland for their input towards the mapping exercise. Information collected in this mapping was reported as received from councils and IPs.
Lastly, we extend our special thanks to all government officials and experts from Tanzania Mainland whose commitment to advancing MNH in the country has inspired this work.
