Teaching, Partnering, and Making a Difference to Help Babies Breathe

I met Rahma shortly after my arrival in Tanzania, joined by three colleagues as visiting faculty at a teaching hospital where we’d spend the next year together. We met at the cafeteria, all attempting to find shade under the canopy from the hot, Dar-es-Salaam sun. The four of us would...

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JamboMama!: New Health Mobile App for Tanzanian Women

Have you heard of JamboMama!? It is an innovative solution that helps save the lives of expectant mothers who live far from health facilities that can deal with gynaecological obstetric emergencies. JamboMama! is an interactive mobile application that connects pregnant women living with the mother and child healthcare services. It...

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In Tanzania, Linking Underserved Communities to Care is Saving Women and Babies

Originally published on MCSP.  Zuhura Mfungo placed one of her twins on her chest. She carefully positioned the underweight newborn between her breasts, turned the baby’s head to one side, and wrapped the infant with a warm blanket. She checked to ensure there was good skin-to-skin contact and the baby...

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100,000 NeoNatalies Delivered

Celebrating NeoNatalie, and the role she has played in helping save lives We are proud to announce that the 100,000th NeoNatalie has been born! She has helped train health workers across the globe, from the labor rooms of Haydom Hospital in Tanzania to the skills labs in India. We are...

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