This October has been quite a hectic time for our colleagues in Zanzibar. Tanzania has held its national presidential elections. The top candidates were from the majority party, CCM (Chama Cha Mapinduzi), and the minority, CHADEMA (Chama Cha Demokrasia na Maendeleo). In Zanzibar, there were allegations of vote tampering, and thus the Zanzibari election was […]
This past month we’ve spent a lot of time doing research and literature reviews to familiarize ourselves with the most common maternal health issues faced in Tanzania and Zanzibar. We each prepared a presentation on a topic of our choice.
Last week we put the condom-catheter Uterine Balloon Tamponade (UBT) to the test. We filled the balloon with 0.5 liters of water and tested out how long it would last – UBT’s are usually needed for anywhere up to 48 hours. The UBT lasted over four days. […]
Though worldwide rates of maternal mortality have seen a decrease of almost 50% in the past 25 years, the quality of maternal healthcare still varies greatly from region to region. Hundreds of thousands of women die each year due to complications during pregnancy, and rates of maternal mortality are 14 times higher in developing regions.1In […]