Zanzibar Initiative to Bolster Community Health Workers' Capacity to Reduce Maternal and Newborn Deaths
Habari mpya za afya Tanzania · maelezo ya Zanzibar Initiative to Bolster Community Health Workers… · imesasishwa 10 Aug 2026 · habari za afya · hospitali · afya ya umma
Muhtasari
- ZANZIBAR: THAMINI Uhai Organisation has held a meeting with senior officials from the Zanzibar Ministry of Health to bolster the capacity of leaders and healthcare providers in implementing interventions aimed at.
- Meanwhile, Obstetrician and Director of Projects at Thamini Uhai, Sande Domeniko, said reducing maternal and newborn deaths requires the concerted efforts of all stakeholders in the health sector.
- She said the health sector could not achieve its targets of reducing maternal and newborn deaths without joint efforts involving the government, healthcare providers, organisations and communities.
- For her part, Zanzibar Community Health Workers Coordinator, Halima Ali Khamis, said community health workers play an important role in monitoring the health of pregnant women and encouraging them to attend antenatal.
- Community health workers play an important role because they are close to the people.