ABSTRACT
Maternal health care in Tanzania is provided by a mix of traditional indigenous practitioners and medical health centers, however, like many countries in the continent, there are many obstacles for mamas seeking adequate care. Health inequities mean that infants and young children are at risk of death from treatable diseases, such as malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea. Government efforts are supplemented by non-governmental organizations and development agencies, like UNICEF, which is working to expand and equip health facilities offering integrated reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services in four regions on the mainland: Mbeya, Songwe, Iringa, and Njombe; and Zanzibar. Zanzibari mamas today encounter medical violence on a regular basis. Zanzibari and all African mamas deserve excellent care in a beautiful high-quality space, yet Western non-profits offering assistance often construct hospitals that are substandard and would not be accepted in Europe or the United States.
