Mobilizing Maternal Health (m-mama)
Origin language: English
Country
Tanzania
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Health Focus Area
Maternal and child health
Services
Health logistics
Telehealth
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Funding sources
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Summary
This initiative aimed to eliminate preventable maternal deaths by ensuring women have access to high-quality and respectful maternal care throughout the entire healthcare process. It reinforced health systems and trained community health workers to identify pregnancy risk factors early and facilitate referrals for critical care. The program prioritized timely transportation for high-risk pregnancies and emergencies, even in remote areas. By leveraging digital technology, it improved healthcare delivery and addressed systemic challenges through a comprehensive approach from community to hospital level. The focus was on developing cost-effective solutions for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality while strengthening health systems in Tanzania, ultimately connecting underserved pregnant women with essential maternal health services.
Keywords
Health systems strengthening
Access to care
Maternal mortality
Maternal care
Publications
Njiro BJ, Ngowi JE, Mlunde L, Munishi C, Kapologwe N, Kengia JT, et al. (2023) Towards sustainable emergence transportation system for maternal and new born: Lessons from the m-mama innovative pilot program in Shinyanga, Tanzania. PLOS Glob Public Health 3(6): e0002097. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002097Sunguya BF, Ngowi JE, Njiro BJ, et alLessons learnt and best practices in scaling up an emergency transportation system to tackle maternal and neonatal mortality: a qualitative study of key stakeholders in Shinyanga, TanzaniaBMJ Open 2024;14:e073859. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073859Alex Sanga, Stephen Kibusi, James Tumaini Kengia et al. Effectiveness of Community Engagement Using M-Mama Champions in Improving Literacy of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness Among Pregnant Women in Bahi, Dodoma. A Community-Based, Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial, 02 April 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4147830/v1]Insights - Lessons learnt
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iDHA (Project ID)
45c02v
Project links
https://www.pathfinder.org/projects/mobilizing-maternal-health/Origin of information
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https://www.pathfinder.org/projects/mobilizing-maternal-health/Added to the platform on
2024-11-04
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Last update by
Sophie Delaigue on 2024-11-04
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