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Improving Maternal and Reproductive Health in Kigoma, Tanzania: A 13-Year Initiative

Neena Prasad, Nguke Mwakatundu, Sunday Dominico, Prudence Masako, Wilfred Mongo, Yisambi Mwanshemele, Godson Maro, Leonard Subi, Paul Chaote, Neema Rusibamayila, Alicia Ruiz, Karen Schmidt, Mkambu Godfrey Kasanga, Samantha Lobis and Florina Serbanescu
Global Health: Science and Practice April 2022, 10(2):e2100484; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00484
Neena Prasad
aBloomberg Philanthropies, New York, NY, USA.
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Nguke Mwakatundu
bThamini Uhai, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Sunday Dominico
bThamini Uhai, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Prudence Masako
cEngenderHealth, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Wilfred Mongo
cEngenderHealth, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Yisambi Mwanshemele
cEngenderHealth, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Godson Maro
aBloomberg Philanthropies, New York, NY, USA.
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Leonard Subi
dMinistry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Paul Chaote
ePresident's Office Regional Administration and Local Government, Health Social Welfare and Nutrition Division, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Neema Rusibamayila
dMinistry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Alicia Ruiz
fU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, USA.
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Karen Schmidt
gVital Strategies, New York, USA.
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Mkambu Godfrey Kasanga
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Samantha Lobis
gVital Strategies, New York, USA.
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Florina Serbanescu
fU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, USA.
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vol. 10 no. 2 e2100484
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00484
PubMed 
35487559

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2169-575X
History 
  • Received: October 26, 2021
  • Accepted: March 2, 2022
  • Published online April 29, 2022.

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© Prasad et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-21-00484

Author Information

  1. Neena Prasada,
  2. Nguke Mwakatundub,
  3. Sunday Dominicob,
  4. Prudence Masakoc,
  5. Wilfred Mongoc,
  6. Yisambi Mwanshemelec,
  7. Godson Maroa,
  8. Leonard Subid,
  9. Paul Chaotee,
  10. Neema Rusibamayilad,
  11. Alicia Ruizf,
  12. Karen Schmidtg,
  13. Mkambu Godfrey Kasangaa,
  14. Samantha Lobisg,
  15. Florina Serbanescuf⇑
  1. aBloomberg Philanthropies, New York, NY, USA.
  2. bThamini Uhai, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  3. cEngenderHealth, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
  4. dMinistry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Dodoma, Tanzania.
  5. ePresident's Office Regional Administration and Local Government, Health Social Welfare and Nutrition Division, Dodoma, Tanzania.
  6. fU.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health, Atlanta, USA.
  7. gVital Strategies, New York, USA.
  1. Correspondence to Florina Serbanescu (fxs7{at}cdc.gov).
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