Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania
Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania
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Figure 24: Percentage of Births Tak<strong>in</strong>g Place <strong>in</strong> a Health Facility, by Region, 2007<br />
% of births<br />
100<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
28<br />
Sh<strong>in</strong>yanga<br />
37 39 40 40 41<br />
Manyara<br />
Mara<br />
Tabora<br />
Mbeya<br />
Rukwa<br />
44 45 45 46<br />
Mtwara<br />
Mwanza<br />
Arusha<br />
Kagera<br />
49<br />
Tanga<br />
Region<br />
50<br />
Dodoma<br />
57 59 60<br />
Kigoma<br />
S<strong>in</strong>gida<br />
Pwani<br />
67 67 68<br />
Source: Zonal RCH reports of <strong>in</strong>stitutional deliveries by region as percentage of expected births by region,<br />
2007<br />
Moreover, the presence of a nearby health facility is not enough. PHDR 2007 documented the<br />
extremely limited availability of basic <strong>and</strong>/or comprehensive obstetric emergency care, even <strong>in</strong><br />
hospitals <strong>and</strong> health centres.<br />
To rapidly reduce the high levels of maternal <strong>and</strong> neonatal mortality, President Kikwete launched<br />
the ‘National Road Map Strategic Plan to Accelerate Reduction of Maternal, Newborn <strong>and</strong> Child<br />
Deaths <strong>in</strong> <strong>Tanzania</strong>’ (also known as ‘One Plan’), <strong>in</strong> April 2008. ‘One Plan’ aims to reduce maternal<br />
mortality by three-quarters from 578 to 193 deaths/100,000 live births <strong>and</strong> neonatal mortality to<br />
19 deaths/1,000 live births by 2015. Key operational targets <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
i) Increas<strong>in</strong>g coverage of births by skilled attendants from 46% to 80%;<br />
ii) Exp<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g coverage of basic emergency obstetric care from 5% of health centres <strong>and</strong><br />
dispensaries to 70%, <strong>and</strong> coverage of comprehensive emergency obstetric care to all<br />
hospitals;<br />
iii) Increas<strong>in</strong>g the proportion of health facilities offer<strong>in</strong>g Essential Newborn Care to 75%; <strong>and</strong><br />
iv) Increas<strong>in</strong>g exclusive breastfeed<strong>in</strong>g from 41% to 80% (MoHSW, 2008).<br />
L<strong>in</strong>di<br />
Ruvuma<br />
Morogoro<br />
CLUSTER II- GOAL 2<br />
However, the allocation of physical, f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>and</strong> human resources under ‘One Plan’ has only<br />
begun. Investment <strong>and</strong> implementation will need to be accelerated rapidly to achieve the targets<br />
by 2015.<br />
76<br />
Ir<strong>in</strong>ga<br />
79<br />
Kilimanjaro<br />
91<br />
Dar es Salaam<br />
63