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Stand Up for African Mothers Campaign Presentation Made To

Stand Up for African Mothers Campaign Presentation Made To DPG - Health Meeting on Sept 4 th 2013 By: AMREF Tanzania 4 th September, 2013. Presentation Outline. AMREF’s work in Tanzania in Brief Understanding the problem Proposed solution Our approach The SU4AM campaign 2012/15

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Stand Up for African Mothers Campaign Presentation Made To

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  1. Stand Up for African Mothers Campaign Presentation Made To DPG - Health Meeting on Sept 4th 2013 By: AMREF Tanzania 4th September, 2013

  2. Presentation Outline • AMREF’s work in Tanzania in Brief • Understanding the problem • Proposed solution • Our approach • The SU4AM campaign 2012/15 • Goal and objectives of SU4AM Campaign • Expected results • The Story so far • How May the DPG Health help? • Q&A

  3. AMREF’s Work in Tanzania • For more than 55 years, AMREF has partnered with and supported the government, individuals, civil society organizations(CSOs) and communities to address bottlenecks in the health system. • We focus on women and children through strengthening of community structures and health systems – developing human resources for health in particular using primary health care approach

  4. Understanding the Problem • In Tanzania and most of sub Saharan Africa about 50% of pregnant women still deliver without the services of a Skilled Birth Attendant(SBA) • In Tanzania about 7,000 women die every year during child birth and several thousands more are left with chronic disabilities such as obstetric fistula • There is an acute shortage of nurse midwives especially in rural areas

  5. Factsand Figures

  6. Proposed Solution

  7. Fundraising Approaches to Achieve our Targets

  8. Stand Up for Tanzania Mothers (SU4AM) Campaign 2012/2015 The AMREF international Stand Up for African Mothers campaign aims to train 15,000 midwives in 13 priority countries in Africa out of which 3,800 will be in Tanzania by 2015 The SU4AM campaign was launched on May 15 2012, By HE First Lady Salma Kikwete who is the Campaign Ambassador

  9. Goal and objectives of SU4AM campaign in Tanzania Goal: To contribute to sustainedreduction of maternal deaths in Tanzania by 2015 and beyond Broad Objective: To contribute towards achievement of the Tanzanian National Road Map Strategic Plan to accelerate reduction of Maternal, Newborn and Child Deaths by three quarter by 2015.

  10. Specific Objectives

  11. Expected Outcomes

  12. The story so far: A twin approach • Pre – Service Training • 10 New Nurse midwives from Kilindi District are in Muheza school - Sponsored by Barclays Bank of Tanzania • AMREF has raised additional funds to train another 70 nurse midwives in Mtwara, Simiyu and Kilindi(Tanga) • In- Service Nurse Midwifery Upgrading using eLearning: • 89 Nurse midwives are studying in Ndanda, Mirembe, Mbeya and Muheza nursing schools – with support from GSK • The plan is to enroll 2,800 NM for upgrading in April & Sept 2014 eLearning students intakes

  13. How Can Development Partner’s Participate?

  14. Thank You! Dr. Festus Ilako Country Director AMREF Tanzania Tel: 255 222116610 www.amref.org Email: festus.Ilako@amref.org ?

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