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Edmund J Kayombo
Edmund J Kayombo
Institute of Traditional Medicine,
Dar-es-Salaam
Brasil
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Case Report
Experience of Implementation of Safe Motherhood Program with Traditional Health Practitioners in Central Zone (Singida and Dodoma region) of Tanzania
Author(s): Edmund J KayomboEdmund J Kayombo
The aim of the paper, through gray literature review, is to show the impact on training traditional health practitioners in reducing maternal mortality in rural areas with specially focus to traditional birth attendance in Central Region of Tanzania. Traditional birth attendances were trained on safe delivery and prompt referral to formal health services for cases that were beyond control. The impact of training are improved save deliveries, increased collaboration with formal health practitioners which is expected to reduce maternal mortality and increase referral to formal health facilities. Also it helped to change traditional birth attendance attitudes towards female circumcision. Traditional health practitioners are potential resources for reducing maternal mortality including improving health care in rural settings in resource poor countries. What is needed is to identify them, .. View More»
DOI: 10.4172/2329-891X.1000245