“Women are walking about twenty miles from their homes to our centre” says a Doctor Ladislaus Paul Ritte, Doctor in Charge at Narumu clinic. “Sometime they may die on the way to the dispensary.” Narumu clinic is a last mile...
Most women in Narumu live in extreme poverty. As farmers, most of their income is seasonal and when it arrives must fulfil many priorities such as food, house maintenance and seed and other input for the next farming season. Pregnancy...
After a mother gives birth to a child her body does an amazing thing by creating breast milk to feed her new baby. But the process actually begins during pregnancy with the mother’s production of colostrum. Some women even notice...
Approximately, twenty-three babies are born each day in Narumu and, despite expanding government coverage of maternal and child health care facilities, at least one or two of these children will die every day. Much too often a new or soon-to-be...
In December 2017, the Tanzanian Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children launched the National Guidelines for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Healthcare Facilities. These guidelines set standards and outline an approach for the provision of water...
Pregnancy is an awe inspiring time when a woman the amazing thing of growing another human being inside of her womb. The average length of a human pregnancy is about 40 weeks and slightly longer for first time mothers at...
Located in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania, Narumu is a rural community consisting of four small villages–the combined population is 12,077 (1). Using a birth rate of 1 child per 37 (2), about 326 new babies are born to mothers in Narumu each year. What’s hidden behind this figure is the number of deaths for newborn babies and birthing mothers.
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