PRINMAT is a non-governmental, non-profit making organization comprising of registered Nurses and Midwives who provide reproductive health services at small community maternity homes which are registered by Tanzania Nurses and Midwives council through the district.It was established in 1999 and registered in July 2000. PRINMAT is a membership organization and all member clinics work under one body, which is PRINMAT. The head office is in Dar es Salaam
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Mission
PRINMAT is committed to reducing morbidity and mortality of undeserved community through provision of quality, general sexual/reproductive and child health services and mobilizing community. PRINMAT does so to compliment Government efforts. In achieving this mission, PRINMAT will adhere to Human rights and professionalism.
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Goals
Future Plans
To increase access to maternal, child and reproductive health service.
Coverage
PRINMAT is a national organization intending to cover all regions in Tanzania. Currently PRINMAT has 52 Maternity / Nursing Homes found in 12 regions.
- Annual General Meeting (AGM) .
- Board
- Management
- Clinics / maternity / Nursing Homes
Increase of maternity homes distribution in all regions in Tanzania to enable all women to be delivered by professional midwives
- Mobilize grass root community on reproductive health and safe motherhood issues for demand creation on health seeking behavior.
- Establish and strengthen working relationship with other organizations in the same field, nationally and internationally.
- Sensitize midwives/nurses in Tanzania to join PRINMAT for the purpose of increasing the number of maternity homes in Tanzania.
- Strengthen PRINMAT maternity homes through close supervision, monitoring and improvement of services.
- Establish HIV intervention (VCT, PMTCT, and ARV) at PRINMAT maternity homes and sustain the services.
- Sensitize community on family planning issues and involve male on reproductive health issues.
- Assist in registration of PRINMAT maternity homes through respective district to Tanzania Nurses and Midwives council.
- Assist in Economic Empowerment of private midwives.
Our Methodology
-> Healthy Mother.
-> Healthy Child.
-> Healthy Community.
Founder members
- 1st Chairperson
3. Atuswilage Konga
4. Rita Kullwa
5. Rabisant Sama
6. Marina Kasambala
7. Anna Nyamtukira
8. Clara Lweganwa
9. Ruth Mwegoha
10. Aisha Shaqsi