Uzazi Uzima: Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Simiyu, Tanzania

The project aims to address maternal and newborn mortality in the Simiyu region of Tanzania by improving the capacity of the local health system to provide quality health services, and empowering and educating communities to access better reproductive, maternal, newborn, adolescent and child health (RMNCAH). The activities are a continuation of Amref’s previous Uzazi Uzima project which was delivered from 2011-15 in the same region, building on the successes and lessons learned to continue to tackle maternal mortality, poor child health and systematic weaknesses in the health system. The total cost of the project is £5,906,244 from 2015-2021, and Amref Health Africa UK is responsible for £467,187 of this total to fund activities in 2018-21.