Jamii Salama Project

Project Overview

The Jamii Salama Project was officially launched on 1st February 2025 by President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dodoma. The project started providing antenatal care (ANC) including malaria, and oral health services in Sikonge and Uyui Districts, Tabora Region on 4th February 2025. This report provides an overview of the project reach for the first month of implementation.

Results

472 pregnant women were served in February 2025 of all women served, 237 (50%) were first contact visits, while 235 (50%) were revisits. Among 237 first visit clients, 200 (84%) clients attended their first visit at 12 or more weeks, while 37 (16%) attended below 12 weeks. Most pregnant women age in the first and repeat visits was 20-24 years.

Majority (55%) of the first visits were in their second trimester (4th-6th months), whereas 94% of revisits were in the 3rd trimester (7th – 9th months)

Malaria testing and management

Others

To enhance comprehensive ANC services, eligible pregnant women received;

• Deworming medication (mebendazole tablets) to reduce the risk of parasitic infections.
• Tetanus Toxoid vaccination for those who were due, with 232 (49%) vaccinated following the standard guidelines.

School Outreach

A total of 1,046 primary school children received malaria and oral health education in 2 schools of Uyui district councils

Sessions were led by trained personnel, focusing on prevention and early healthcare-seeking behavior.

Each pupil received a toothbrush and toothpaste provided to promote oral hygiene. Educational posters were displayed in their school boards.

SUCCESS STORY

Despite being pregnant at 9 months, 21-year-old Mariam in her second pregnancy she had never attended an antenatal care clinic (ANC) because there was no health facility near her village – Nyankombe, in Uyui District of Tabora Region. To receive ANC services, Mariam had to travel on foot or by bicycle for 30 kilometers to the neighboring village’s health facility.

However, for the first time in since becoming pregnant, Mariam received community based mobile ANC services in her village through the Jamii Salama (“safer communities”) Project, implemented by the Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation (JMKF) in collaboration with the Government of Tanzania and funded by S.C. Johnson and Son Company. These mobile ANC services ensure that pregnant women like Mariam can have healthier futures for themselves and their babies, through the course of their pregnancies.

Mariam began experiencing labor pains at home and decided to attend the Jamii Salama mobile ANC outreach that day. At around 2:00 pm Mariam was attended to and underwent comprehensive ANC tests and physical examinations, including an ultrasound. The test results revealed that Mariam was currently in labor and was ready for delivery.

To save both Mariam and her baby’s life, the healthcare providers took urgent care, administering intravenous fluids at around 2:20pm and with one team rushing Mariam to the nearest health facility – at Miyenze Dispensary, using the mobile ANC vehicle, and another team remaining at the outreach site. With the journey taking over an hour to reach the dispensary, Mariam was safely handed over to the health care facility for further care.