TRAMEPRO Calls for Increased Investment in Maternal Healthcare and Nutrition

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• He said Tanzania records between 2.2 million and 2.4 million live births annually, while Africa records about 50 million births, yet the continent continues to face high maternal and newborn mortality rates.
• ARUSHA: AS Tanzania joins the world in marking the climax of World Breastfeeding Week, the Tanzania Organisation for Traditional Medicine and Environmental Protection (TRAMEPRO) has called for increased investment in.
• TRAMEPRO Secretary General, Mr Boniventura Mwalongo, said stronger investment in maternal and child health is critical to building healthier families and a productive population.
• He called for increased funding to expand maternal healthcare services, recruit more midwives and health workers, strengthen nutrition and immunisation programmes, improve access to clean water and sanitation, and.
• We urge the government to continue investing in maternal healthcare services while strengthening nutrition, immunisation, water and sanitation programmes to protect mothers and children,” Mr Mwalongo said.