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Ongoing efforts & projects

Centre of Excellence for Maternal and Newborn Health


AfyaConnect, together with Temeke Regional Referral Hospital (TRRH) and the Jumbo Jet Initiative under Soroka Hospital in Israel, has partnered to establish a Centre of Excellence for Maternal Health at Temeke RRH. This collaboration lays the foundation for enhancing maternal and newborn care through focused healthcare worker training and the integration of research-based best practices into everyday clinical care to improve outcomes for mothers and newborns.



Dr. Joseph Assenga, Executive Director of AfyaConnect (left), Dr. Joseph Kimaro, Director of Temeke Regional Referral Hospital(TRRH), and Prof. Offer Erez, Chairman of the Jumbo Jet Initiative, in a photo together following discussions on establishing a Centre of Excellence at TRRH and exploring future research opportunities.

TRIAGE OUT Project


AfyaConnect Health Organisation has partnered with NYAGI, a U.S.-based non-profit organization, to train healthcare professionals in the use of portable ultrasound devices as a triage tool in maternal care. This initiative explores the opportunity to leverage point-of-care ultrasound for early identification of danger signs in pregnancy, addressing critical shortages in human resources for health while promoting timely diagnosis and management of complications. Such task-sharing and skill-expansion approaches are supported globally as effective strategies to optimize existing health workers and expand access to essential services in resource-constrained settings.

By empowering clinicians with practical ultrasound skills, this effort seeks to strengthen the capacity of frontline healthcare teams to integrate evidence-based practices into routine care with the ultimate goal of saving mothers’ lives and reducing preventable maternal mortality.


Members of the AfyaConnect leadership team conducting a follow-up on the TRIAGE-OUT strategy, focusing on the use of portable ultrasound devices and digital technologies (Zoom and OBNAV software) to enhance knowledge acquisition and support timely referral decision-making for obstetric patients. This engagement is undertaken in collaboration with the NYAGI Project.

Helping Mothers Survive & Helping Babies Breathe training Program




AfyaConnect conducts regular capacity-building workshops for midwives in collaboration with the Tanzania Midwives Association (TAMA) and international trainers from the University of Colorado Global Health unit on Helping Mothers Survive and Helping Babies Breathe. These workshops provide hands-on simulation and practical training in critical areas of maternal and newborn care, including management of postpartum hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and essential newborn resuscitation.

Simulation-based training like Helping Babies Breathe has been shown to significantly improve midwives’ skills, knowledge retention, and confidence in managing birth asphyxia and other delivery complications, leading to reductions in early neonatal deaths and fresh stillbirths when implemented effectively.

Investing in midwifery competency is especially vital in Tanzania, where skilled care during childbirth remains a key determinant of maternal and newborn survival and where access to quality emergency obstetric services can be limited. By strengthening clinical skills through evidence-based training Investing in midwifery competency is especially vital in Tanzania, where skilled care during childbirth remains a key determinant of maternal and newborn survival and where access to quality emergency obstetric services can be limited. 

By strengthening clinical skills through evidence-based training, AfyaConnect and its partners aim to improve frontline care, reduce preventable deaths, and support midwives to deliver high-quality services with confidence.


Training on Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) was successfully completed through a collaborative partnership with the Tanzania Midwives Association (TAMA), bringing together a multidisciplinary team of trainers. The training was facilitated by experienced local trainers from Muhimbili National Hospital and the Tanzania Midwives Association, alongside international trainers from the University of Colorado Global Health, fostering a strong exchange of practical expertise and global best practices in newborn care and resuscitation.

The training engaged 24 healthcare workers from Kisarawe District Hospital and surrounding health centres, with a focus on strengthening essential newborn care skills at facility and community levels.The primary objective of the training was to enhance participants’ capacity to provide timely and effective care for newborns, with particular emphasis on newborn assessment and neonatal resuscitation, contributing to improved neonatal outcomes.