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A Comprehensive Approach to Improving Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care in Kigoma, Tanzania

This study presents the Program to Reduce Maternal Deaths in Tanzania's maternal health-related interventions and obstetric results from 13 years of implementation in Kigoma.

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Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Kigoma, Tanzania: A 13-Year Initiative

This study evaluated the program approach and lessons learned from the Program to Reduce Maternal Deaths in Tanzania, a 13-year effort to improve and sustain the availability of, access to, and demand for high-quality maternal and reproductive health care services.

Delivering Together: Why Using Birth Companions Leads to Better Birthing Experiences and Maternal Health Outcomes in Tanzania

In 2017, the Thamini Uhai/Vital Strategies team introduced birth companions in health facilities in Tanzania's Kigoma Region to improve maternal health outcomes. Dr. Sunday Dominico, Director of Programs at Thamini Uhai, and one of the lead authors of a recently published study on the pilot, spoke with us about the impressive results.

Program Overview

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Country Overview – Tanzania

Under the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative, the Government of Tanzania has strengthened core aspects of the national CRVS system.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

Advances in systems thinking, demography and technology mean that for the first time, counting every human life is possible, even in remote areas.

Data for Health

We support governments that are turning high-quality data into action.

Road Safety

Vital Strategies is an implementing partner of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS), a consortium carrying out proven road safety interventions in 15 countries and up to 30 cities around the world.

Outdated Legal Frameworks Leave Millions Without a Legal Identity. Here’s How Four Countries Took Action.

A strong legal framework is the foundation of a well-functioning CRVS system, and is a necessary step toward achieving universal, permanent, and continuous registration coverage.

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New e-Learning Course helps solve global problem with mortality data

A new e-learning course for physicians on how to properly certify medical cause of death was launched today by Vital Strategies in partnership with six ministries of health in Africa. This is the first Medical Certification for Cause of Death (MCCOD) course designed specifically for the African region.

Vital Stories

Thamini Uhai introduces latest evidence-based treatment for post-partum hemorrhage in Kigoma, Tanzania

The Thamini Uhai maternal health team in Tanzania has rapidly introduced a new treatment that has been shown to reduce deaths among women who experience severe blood loss after giving birth.

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