Tanzania: Call for More Resources
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The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
12 July 2008
Posted to the web 14 July 2008
Mwanamkasi Jumbe
Limited resources are hampering efforts of improving maternal health, the Nations Population Fund(UNFPA) said. It said during the marking of the World Population Day yesterday that urgent action was needed to improve maternal health services especially in rural areas.
The UNFPA resident representative in Tanzania, Ms Nicola Jones, read a statement by the executive director on the need for stakeholders to cooperate to advance women's empowerment and ensure universal access to reproductive health by 2015.
It said reproductive health services protect the health of women, mothers and their babies. Maternal death and disability could be reduced dramatically if every woman had access to health services throughout her lifecycle, especially during pregnancy and childbirth. Today, millions of women lack access to health services, which puts their lives at risk.
"It is now high time to accelerate action to ensure that health services reach women in the communities in which they live. "Three reproductive health services that are vital for maternal health include skilled attendance at birth, emergency obstetric care and family planning," noted Ms Nicola.She pointed out that family planning is also essential to women's empowerment and gender equality.
Information and services for family planning allow individuals and couples to realise their right to determine the number, spacing and timing of their children.
Family planning is also an effective means in the fight against poverty. Parents can plan ahead and devote more of their resources to the education and health of each child, which benefits the family, community and nation.
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She explained that UNPA was committed to support health and equal opportunity for all people. "We call on all governments to ensure universal access to reproductive health by 2015 and to back up this promise with political commitment and financial investment. It is time to make reproductive health a priority," she said.
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