More and Better Midwives in Rural Tanzania

With the ultimate goal of improving the health and well-being of women and children in the Lake and Western zones of the United Republic of Tanzania, The More and Better Midwives for Rural Tanzania (MBM-RTz) initiative will make significant contributions to ensuring that women and children in these areas have greater access to skilled midwifery care now and in the future. From 2016 through 2021, CAM will act as an implementing partner on this Jhpiego-led project supporting the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly, and Children (MOHCGEC) to fulfill national priorities for maternal and newborn survival as well as address inadequate numbers and inequitable distribution of human resources of health for midwifery care. MBM-RTz will collaborate with government and external development partners to ensure that investments in midwifery education result in the production of sufficient numbers of competent nurse-midwives who can provide quality care, improve health and save lives. CAM work on MBMrTz will focus on enhancing the capacity of experienced district-based midwives to effectively mentor new midwifery graduates and other health workers within target facilities; building the capacity of the Tanzanian registered Midwives Association (TAMA) to work with relevant authorities to advocate for and facilitate the regulation and licensure process, and to bring the voices of Tanzania’s midwives to the process; and strengthening competency-based education and training to improve evidence-based and respectful RMNCH care.