CPAR - Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief

Published purpose

This project aims to improve maternal and newborn health among remote and marginalized populations in Tanzania by providing access to synchronous mobile ultrasound technology. Project activities include: (1) training front-line health workers to effectively use remote ultrasound technology and identify high-risk cases for referral; (2) training front-line health workers to increase awareness of ultrasound benefits and safety through counselling and routine services; (3) promoting antenatal care services in target communities and countering socio-cultural and gender beliefs preventing care seeking; (4) training and mentoring health managers to plan, monitor, manage and evaluate gender-responsive antenatal care and sexual and reproductive health service delivery; and (5) collecting data on remote antenatal care activities to contribute to evidence-based policy improvements. Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief implements this project, in collaboration with local partners. This includes Upendo na Matumaini (UMATU), Tanzania’s ministry of health, regional and district medical offices and the Association of Gynecologists and Obstetricians of Tanzania.