Dar es Salaam, March 3 -- DAR ES SALAAM: A groundbreaking research report published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals a remarkable 75 per cent reduction in maternal deaths within seven days of childbirth across five regions of Tanzania: Manyara, Shinyanga, Tabora, Geita and Mwanza.

The study, authored by a team of medical experts, demonstrates that the Safer Births Bundle of Care (SBBC) programme dramatically lowered the maternal mortality rate from 240 deaths per 100,000 live births to just 60 between 2021 and 2023.

A key component of Tanzanias strategy to improve maternal and neonatal care, the SBBC programme provides healthcare workers (HCWs) with enhanced training, tools and support.

Its success is largely attributed t...