Asking women why: a study in Tanzania

Article Abstract:

Pregnancies in Tanzania can be fraught with peril. Many rural residents of the country will seek local health services, which can range from western-style services to spirit mediums and native healers. Distances from health care facilities, poverty, and the low status of poorer women contribute to the risks faced by a pregnant Tanzanian.

Tanzania, Motherhood, Maternal health services

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Challenge in Tanzania

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Tanzania's government program focused on getting drugs needed to cure TB to patients in rural areas, since drug-resistant strains develop if patients do not take treatment for six months. The challenges facing the program are discussed.

Health aspects, Cover Story, Tuberculosis

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A Himalayan challenge

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Bhutan established its own Essential Drugs Program in 1986, with the support of the World Health Organization. The program has made essential drugs available at all health facilities, achieving a drug quality rate of 95%.

Bhutan, Pharmaceutical policy

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