In Tanzania, each health facility has a lead known locally as the ‘in-charge.’ The in-charge is typically the most senior medical staff member and is responsible for staff management and delivery of services at their facility. Mama na Mtoto works with the Community Health Management Teams (CHMT) in Kwimba and Misungwi districts […]
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In February, Mama na Mtoto kicked off a week-long workshop to launch the new ‘Synergy’ initiative. Five exciting new studies will interview rural women and their families to document pregnancy and childbirth experiences during Mama na Mtoto (Tanzania) and MamaToto (Uganda) programming. Researchers from the Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (Tanzania) […]
On February 19 and 20, 2017, Mama na Mtoto welcomed Dr. Jean Chamberlain Froese, founder of partner Save the Mothers, to visit three health facilities in Mwawile, Nyamayinza, and Mbarika of Misungwi District. Save the Mothers is known for their Mother Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, in which health facility administrators and staff […]
On November 28, 2017, Mama na Mtoto proudly handed over the keys of a new Toyota Land Cruiser Hardtop Ambulance to Mbarika Health Centre in Misungwi District. Presented to the Misungwi District Council in a celebration ceremony, this is the health facility’s very first ambulance. Previously, this very remote health […]