Projects

Workshop Overview Today, UNFPA, in collaboration with the Maternity Foundation, officially launched a significant 10 million Safer Birth Initiative. This vital program aims to enhance the capacity of midwives enabling them to deliver high-quality services and contribute to saving 10 million live births. As a key implementing partner of UNFPA and the maternal health consortium […]

BACKGROUND Despite commendable national efforts and progress in reducing maternal and perinatal mortality in Tanzania over the past decade, substantial regional disparities continue to persist. One such region is Kigoma, which remains burdened with high rates of maternal and perinatal deaths, highlighting persistent gaps in access to and quality of maternal and newborn care. According […]

BACKGROUND The Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council (TNMC), in collaboration with UNFPA through TTCIH-Ifakara, is working to improve the licensing mechanism for midwives in Tanzania. A new electronic licensing system will be introduced to manage data for all registered and licensed midwives. This transition requires structured data validation and cleansing to ensure that only accurate, […]

The Tanzania Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Ministry of Health, the President’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG), and the Pharmacy Council, organized a stakeholder meeting at the Protea Hotel in Dar es Salaam from October 9 to 11, 2024. This three-day workshop […]