Nurse Midwives
Every day, pregnant women and newborns in Tanzania continue to face life-threatening, yet preventable, complications. According to the 2022 Tanzania Demographic Health Survey (TDHS), the maternal mortality rate stands at 104 deaths per 100,000 live births, and the neonatal mortality rate is 24 deaths per 1,000 live births. These are not just numbers they represent lives lost that could have been saved with timely, skilled care..
Nurse midwives are at the heart of maternal and newborn healthcare in Tanzania, delivering up to 80% of health services and making up approximately 60% of the national health workforce. Despite their vital role, many still lack the comprehensive training needed to manage emergency maternal and neonatal complications in line with national and international standards.
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Together for Safer Births, JMKF Joins the Launch of the “10 million Safer Births” Initiative (10M SBI).
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Honouring the Hands that Deliver Hope: Midwives Matter
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