New guidelines to address postpartum haemorrhage
October 9, 2025
New recommendations on postpartum haemorrhage
Country action
Tanzania
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Every Woman Every Newborn in Tanzania
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This profile was developed in May 2023, using data from 2018-2023.
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National mortality targets
Maternal mortality ratio
100 per 100,000 live births by 2025
Stillbirth rate
12 per 1,000 live births by 2025
Neonatal mortality rate
15 per 1,000 live births by 2025
Progress to meet the national maternal, newborn mortality and stillbirth reduction targets
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Progress to meet Every Woman Every Newborn Everywhere coverage targets
MNH Acceleration Plan highlights
In 2024, the priorities in Tanzania’s MNH Acceleration Plan include:
- Recruit, train and deploy a qualified health workforce.
- Invest in improving quality of care for maternal and newborn health.
- Strengthen the generation, collection and use of quality data to inform decision-making.
©UNICEF/Quarmyne. Redait Tsegay, beneficiary, going to a health center, Neqsege
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Quality of care in Tanzania
Tanzania is one of the 11 countries that set-up the Network for Improving Quality of Care for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (Quality of Care Network). Tanzania’s successes in improving quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health are essential to help reduce maternal and newborn mortality and stillbirths. These include:
- A Quality Improvement Strategy Framework in Health Care is implemented in Mainland Tanzania and a Health Quality Strategic Plan is rolled out in Zanzibar.
- The World Health Organization’s standards to improve quality of maternal and newborn care, small and sick newborns care, and children and young adolescents care in health facilities are adopted.
- The first novel Maternity Waiting Home operational guideline, job aids, and standard operating procedures were developed to reduce delay in reaching health facilities.
- Capacity building and discussions with community health leaders, community health volunteers and traditional birth attendants strengthened community engagement for maternal, newborn and child health.
News and events
Webinar Series: Strengthening product ecosystems for maternal & newborn health
October 8, 2025
A four-part series on increasing access to quality, life-saving maternal and newborn health products.
World Patient Safety Day 2025: Patient safety from the start!
September 16, 2025
17 September is World Patient Safety Day
Resources
Consolidated guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
October 9, 2025
Published by the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) and the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the guidelines highlight the
Compendium on respectful maternal and newborn care
August 7, 2025
The compendium supports efforts to end mistreatment and achieve respectful maternal and newborn care. It is published by WHO together with UNFPA, UNICEF and the United Nations’ Special Programme on Human Reproduction (HRP), with support from Jhpiego and the MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership programme.
Maternal and Newborn Health Fund Annual Impact Report 2024
July 16, 2025
UNFPA released the Maternal and Newborn Health Fund Annual Impact Report 2024. Since 2010, countries supported by the Maternal and Newborn Health Fund have reduced maternal mortality by 40%, nearly twice the global rate, contributing to avert an estimated 75,000 maternal deaths. The Maternal and Newborn Health Fund is UNFPA’s flagship initiative to expand equitable access to quality reproductive, maternal, and newborn healthcare.