Kivulini Maternity Centre – News
Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre is located in rural Northern Tanzania, near the city of Arusha. Since ofifically opening in June 2018, the centre has provided a spectrum of quality, evidence-based maternal healthcare services. These include antenatal care, intrapartum care, postnatal care, comprehensive family planning counselling and treatment and 24-hour Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC).
At Kivulini Maternity Centre, Maternity Africa also provides surgery for women suffering from obstetric fistula and other birth-induced injuries.
The Centre is equipped with its own laboratory, theatre, pharmacy, wards accommodating up to 56 beds, administrative offices and staff accommodations.
Thanks to the kindness of Maternity Africa’s generous donors, all of the services are provided free of charge to the vulnerable and marginalised women and girls of childbearing age treated at Kivulini Maternity Centre.
Check out some of the latest stories from Kivulini Maternity Centre below.
Mary needs your help
Meet Mary. She is 42 years old and comes from Shanyanga, a rural region in Northern Tanzania. In 1999, Mary was in labour for more than 24 hours, and she delivered a dead baby. She also suffered a horrific fistula, because of her long and protracted labour. Mary's...
A new home for Loveness
Loveness is a mother of five children. She is pregnant with her sixth child. She lives near Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre in a small village called Duka Bovu. Sadly, her husband was killed recently during a robbery at the house where he worked as a...
Healed fistula patient Catherine’s new micro business flourishes
During a recent fistula outreach trip, Maternity Africa's fistula team stopped by to follow up with some former patients. Catherine is one, who was treated and cured. While she was with us at Kivulini Maternity Centre, she demonstrated an eagerness and ability to set...
Ritha
Ritha is 52 years old. She comes from Kigoma, Northwest Tanzania. At the age of five, Ritha developed polio and used simple, locally-made crutches. Rita never married: men would not accept her because of her crippled condition. At the age of around 14, Ritha...
Reaching underserved communities with maternal healthcare
Many women cannot attend clinics because of distance and other family commitments, so their healthcare needs often go unmet. Maternity Africa responds to their needs by bringing care to them in their communities. Free of charge, we provide antenatal care, postnatal...
Her Voice Symposium
Three of Maternity Africa's staff recently attended Her Voice Symposium, an all-day event held at a nearby Institute of Community Development. Pictured on the left of the photograph is Neema Donatha, one of Maternity Africa's teachers. With 11% of deliveries at...
Staff help poor family
Edith is 18, her husband is 34. He escorted Edith to attend antenatal clinics at Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre. She had previously attended a clinic elsewhere, but could not afford the fees for ultrasound scans. Like all of our...
Braeburn International School, Arusha, 9 September from 2pm: COVID-19 vaccines, HPV vaccines, cervical cancer screening, blood donations
On Friday 9 September, Maternity Africa's community outreach team will be at Braeburn International School, Arusha, from 2pm to 5pm on Friday 9 September. We will be providing COVID-19 vaccines, HPV vaccines, cervical cancer screening and the opportunity to donate...
Kivulini Maternity Centre launches new YouTube channel
Maternity Africa's Kivulini Maternity Centre recently launched a new YouTube channel to provide short documentary features highlighting some of our work. Aimed at local communities here in Tanzania, the films intend to raise awareness of the services that we provide,...
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Following up with Susan, healed fistula patient
Susan is 42, Martin’s wife. Martin, 58, has three wives and 21 children. During recent outreach in rural Tanzania, Maternity Africa’s team met Susan during its fistula education programme, and she was discovered to have a fistula. After talking with Susan and...
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