About us

Introduction

Thamini Uhai is a non-governmental organization supporting the Tanzanian government’s efforts to reduce maternal and newborn deaths in rural areas of Tanzania. Since 2008, Thamini Uhai, formerly known as World Lung Foundation, has established comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care (CEmONC) in 16 public health centers and five hospitals in Kigoma, Morogoro and Pwani regions. In the final phase of implementation, Thamini Uhai expanded its support in Kigoma to 29 dispensaries and two health centers offering basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care (BEmONC).

Moreover, Thamini Uhai implemented a pilot Birth companionship project in one hospital and eight health centers in Kigoma from 2017 to 2018 before scaling-up the intervention to selected facilities in Katavi region.

  Thamini uhai has established a model that operates on three basic principles:

1.Decentralizing EmONC services to the health-center level significantly expands access to lifesaving services;

2.EmONC can be provided safely by well-trained non-physician providers (task shifting); and

3. Demand generation is key for utilization of the available services.

What We Do?

On a mission to build a better life

The cornerstone of Thamini Uhai's Maternal Health Program is task shifting,  training, supervising and supporting non- physician clinics to provide care to thousands of women and newborns in project- supported facilities. We also provide continuous investment in health facility infrastructure. After initial training, We help these providers - assistant medical officers, nurse mid wives and clinical officers - to maintain and improve their new level of competency through continuous mentoring, medical education, skills workshops, clinical audits, and information and communication technology.

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Supporting 37 health facilities in Kigoma to enable them deliver emergency obstetric care and Neonatal (EmONC). According to TDHS 2010,Kigoma is one of the regions that reports poor indicators for maternal and prenatal mortality which calls for more investment in the health delivery system.

Goal

Our Mission

To reduce maternal and neonatal mortality and disabilities through developing and promoting accessible, sustainable and quality emergency obstetric and neonatal care and related services to vulnerable communities in Tanzania.

Aiming to Improve Lives

Our Vision

Sustainable maternal and neonatal care is available to all vulnerable communities in Tanzania and thereby eliminating preventable maternal and neonatal mortality.

OUR

Core Values of Thamini Uhai

Thamini Uhai (Valuing Life)– we mean life and every life counts, not the statistics

Innovation

Inspired innovation saves lives of the vulnerable mothers and babies

Sustainability

Local ownership and sustainability of service delivery is key

Collaborative

Engagement with government, local authorities and communities

Integrity

Observance of the highest possible ethical standards in all we do

Valuing People

High character, competent and motivated staff as our greatest asset.

How Can You Help?

YOUR SUPPORT MEANS EVERYTHING TO THAMINI UHAI MEANS SERVING COMMUNITIES IN NEEDY

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