1 The Role of Civil Society Mothers: Invest in future of Tanzania

Tanzania: Maternal Health 578 women die per 100,000 deaths (2004/5) 27% Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (2010) Fertility: 5.4 children per woman (2010) HIV/AIDS Prevalence rate ~7% (2007/8)

Population (census 2002)

How many? Adolescent girls (15-19) Total female 1,834,406 Total rural female 1,330,658 Women of reproductive age (15-49) Total female 8,245,388 Total rural female 6,005,121 * 2005 census

Where National Average: approximately 50% of women deliver at a health facility with a health care provider. 82% of deliveries in Tanzania take place in rural areas. 62% of rural deliveries take place at home without a HCP. By age 19, 25% of girls are either pregnant or have already had their first child.

Why not? CARE Work – discussing the challenges Distance to health facilities Transport to get to health facility Cost of medicine and supplies

Emergency Transport Vehicles To reduce delays in getting to a facility: Light non-motorized Village transport committee Sustainability – 5 years later

Scaling up Sharing the learning with the Government Inclusion in National Health Budget Distribution mechanism Management and maintenance Sustainability?

What CSOs can do Be innovative Keep the focus Test out new ideas