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02 September 2024

Maternity Waiting Home saving lives of pregnant women Tanzania

Chunya, Tanzania – In the distant village of Makongorosi of Chunya District in the Mbeya Region, Noelia Kilimanjaro, a mother of three, is expecting her fourth child. This time, the challenges are more daunting than ever, especially with the nearest hospital 35 kilometres away, accessing timely medical care is dif...

Strengthening healthcare with WASH services in Tanzania

Songwe, Tanzania— Until recently, the Nansama health center in the Songwe Region of Tanzania faced significant challenges due to inadequate access to safe water, proper sanitation, and hygiene services. The absence of clean and safe water, proper toilets, and functional handwashing facilities posed a risk of disea...

KOICA and UNICEF handover new health facilities in Dodoma

Dodoma, Tanzania, 16 June 2024 – Today marks a significant milestone in Tanzania's healthcare landscape as UNICEF, in collaboration with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), officially handed over to the government the three newly constructed and renovated health facilities in Bahi, Chamwino and Che...

It takes a village to raise a parent

“Education is a right of life,” states a sign in the village of Isansa, Mbozi district. Actually, this is the slogan of the local secondary school, but there’s always more to it as the adults of Isansa are learning how to combat malnutrition and keep their children healthy from day one, even before they are born. ...

Kangaroo mother care

Nuru Mwakitalima (29) holds baby Mirabelle against her chest for warmth in their bed at the Regional Referral Hospital in Mbeya. Using her free hand, she dips a clean syringe into a plastic cup of expressed breastmilk and feeds the tiny girl 10 cc at a time. Mirabelle is two weeks old and weighs 1.5 kg. Mirabelle ...

Jiongeze Tuwavushe Salama Campaign - #EveryChildAlive

What is UNICEF doing for maternal and child health?, The aim of the campaign is to engage the larger public in a discussion around newborn survival issues, thereby making them realise that they have an important role to play in making sure that every newborn survives and thrives. Today in Tanzania, more than 300 c...

22 October 2018

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Context, Despite progress in children’s survival, Tanzania’s journey to provide all children and adolescents with an equitable chance to survive and thrive is still ongoing. Tanzania has brought its under-5 mortality rate to less than one-third of its 1990 level, but the pace of mortality reduction has slowed in r...

09 November 2017

Maternal and child health fact sheet

UNICEF is supporting the Tanzanian government to strengthen the enabling national environment; improve the district health system to plan and monitor services; reinforce sub-national capacity to deliver quality reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health services; and empower individuals, familie...