The THUMB trial, a multi-centre cluster trial focused on evaluating the implementation of a perioperative care complex intervention designed to improve outcomes from haemorrhage during and after caesarean sections in African hospitals, was successfully launched at Amana and Mwananyamala Regional Referral Hospitals on the 29th and 22nd August respectively. This was preceded by a 2-week baseline data collection and co
EECCiT Dissemination meetings were done in Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar towards the end of January. The meeting brought together key stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, Prime Minister’s Office Regional Administration and Local Government (PMO-RALG), regional and district health teams, implementation partners, and healthcare workers from the Primary Healthcare (PHC) facilities to review progress, reveal and discuss the EECCiT implementation
EECC in action at Ebrahim Haji Charitable Health Centre! @ehchcdsm Nurses completed training on Vital Signs Directed Therapy (VSDT) — a core EECC component focused on early recognition and response to critical illness. The training was conducted by an EECC Champion @zed4zainab committed to empowering nurses with practical, life-saving skills! One ward at a time, we move closer to safer, stronger care.
EECC was presented at Tanga Region, during the opening day of EMERGENCIES AND CRITICAL CARE TRAINING AND CAMP to All Tanga health Providers working in EMD, OPD, and different WARDS with help from JAI and EMSA. Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) focuses on the simple, lifesaving actions that ensure critically ill patients are identified early and treated promptly, no
Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) workshop was successfully conducted at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) from 22–24 January 2026, strengthening the capacity of healthcare workers to save lives through early identification and timely management of critical illness. The training emphasized low-cost, high-impact interventions aligned with WHO EECC recommendations. Delivered as part of a monthly programme running over two years,
“I don’t even recall who brought me to the hospital… but I am thankful to everyone who cared for me. The care I received helped save my life.”— Loshen When 35-year-old Loshen fell unconscious at home in a small town in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands, his family rushed him to the district hospital. For three days, he had battled fever, joint