Physical Health Tanzania, United Republic of Project #22642

Help us extend essential care across Tanzania

by Kupona Foundation

Help us extend essential care across Tanzania

Project Report | Jan 8, 2025
Updates from Kupona Foundation and CCBRT

By Laura Wicks | Director of Business Development

Greetings from Kupona Foundation!

Thank you all for your generous support to Kupona Foundation and CCBRT in 2024. We have been working hard to continue to support vulnerable Tanzanians and provide them with quality healthcare and access to development programming that everyone deserves.

Here’s what we accomplished at CCBRT in the last two quarters of 2024:

CCBRT’s Maternal and Newborn Wing has performed the safe delivery of 477 newborns.
The Maternal and Newborn Surgery team successfully performed 211 fistula surgeries, contributing to 410 surgeries for 2024.
The Ophthalmology Department completed 27,945 consultations, performed 2,289 surgeries and provided 6,867 pairs of spectacles to those in need.
The Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation team carried out 78 clubfoot tenotomies and supported 1,676 children with cerebral palsy.
The Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery department performed 73 cleft lip and palate surgeries.

In 2024, we also implemented a number of strategic initiatives to strengthen healthcare capacity and build resilient communities. These efforts included:

Inviting 49 Fistula Ambassadors to participate in a refresher training to enhance their skills. This included learning about fistula management as well as cleft and palate care and ensuring ambassadors remain equipped to serve their communities.
Strengthening rehabilitation skills for Medical Attendants. 30 medical attendants from Moshi District Council participated in a one-day training at CCBRT Moshi to enhance their skills in delivering essential primary rehabilitation services to children with disabilities through Community Rehabilitation Support Clinic Units (CRSCUs).
Addressing the lack of local expertise in maintaining assistive devices. 20 medical attendants attended a 3-day workshop at CCBRT’s House of Hope in Moshi to learn minor wheelchair repairs to ensure assistive devices are maintained and wheelchair usability and safety is prioritized. This will assist people with disabilities to retain mobility and independence in underserved areas.
Increasing capacity for early disability identification and care. In partnership with Rombo’s District Medical Office, CCBRT trained 40 nurses in early disability identification, prevention and inclusive healthcare. The workshop emphasized strengthening referral systems and equitable service delivery to ensure better care for children with disabilities and their families.
Combatting visual impairments through Eye Screening Camps at schools. In partnership with Light for the World, CCBRT hosted three eye screening camps where a total of 611 children and 74 adults were screened for vision impairments. Medication was provided to 344 individuals, glasses were provided to 54 individuals, and another 186 were referred for specialized care.
Advancing continuous professional development for healthcare professionals to ensure all patients receive quality care. CCBRT’s Academy hosted 10 scientific symposiums and numerous trainings on diverse clinical topics including capturing eye data, burn contracture and congenital deformities, laparoscopy, early identification of disabilities and the management of assisted vacuum delivery, breech presentations, and shoulder dystocia, and ophthalmic equipment maintenance, among many others.

As we move into 2025, we are committed to increasing our impact and reach more people with CCBRT’s lifesaving services. Thank you again for your continued support of Kupona Foundation and the important work happening every day at CCBRT.

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Sep 10, 2024
Updates from Kupona Foundation and CCBRT

By Laura Wicks | Director of Business Development

Greetings from Kupona Foundation,

First and foremost, thank you for your generous support of Kupona Foundation and CCBRT! It has been a busy summer as we continue our work to support vulnerable Tanzanians.

Here’s what we’ve accomplished at CCBRT over the past few months:

CCBRT continues to excel in various medical fields, including ophthalmology, orthopedics, plastics, and maternal and child health, and is home to Tanzania's largest obstetric fistula program.

Celebrated the birth of the 2000th baby at the Maternity Wing, marking a significant milestone for CCBRT.
Graduated a cohort of nine Mabinti trainees from Southern Tanzania on August 9th.
Mabinti Centre participated in prominent events, including the Women Lift Health Global Conference 2024.
In 2023, the new Maternal and Newborn Wing conducted 893 deliveries, with 394 more by April 2024—14% of these were teenagers connected to the family planning unit, Tim’s Corner.
489 people received critical family planning services at Tim’s Corner in 2023.
Additionally, over 68,000 services were subsidized, and 482 fistula surgeries were completed in 2023, with patient numbers increasing from 114,317 in 2022 to 116,622 in 2023
By the end of 2023, 1,287 deliveries were completed, highlighting CCBRT's commitment to maternal health.

As we move into the last few months of 2024, we remain committed to expanding our efforts and supporting more women through the Mabinti program and other vulnerable Tanzanians through our healthcare and livelihood services. Our focus over the next three months is to raise the necessary funds to sponsor additional Mabinti cohorts for 2025 and offsetting healthcare costs for our clients, ensuring that all people receiving care at CCBRT have the opportunity to benefit from our life-changing programs. Thank you for your continued support of Kupona Foundation and the vital work being done at CCBRT.

Mabinti at Women Lift Health Global Conference

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May 13, 2024
Greetings from CCBRT & Kupona Foundation!

By Laura Wicks | Director of Business Development

Greetings from Kupona Foundation!

Thank you all for your generous support to Kupona Foundation and CCBRT so far in 2024. We have been working hard to continue to support vulnerable Tanzanians and provide them with quality healthcare and access to development programming that everyone deserves.

Here’s what we accomplished at CCBRT so far in 2024:

CCBRT’s Maternal and Newborn Wing has performed 1287 deliveries since it opened in January 2022 and 394 occurring in 2024.
CCBRT’s Head of Obstetrics and Gynecology performed the first hysterectomy through laparoscopy in April after attending a fellowship in India.
In 2023, CCBRT saw a total of 116,622 patients across their services. Of those, 86,827 had their services subsidized and 8,262 patients were provided with free care including all children under 5, our fistula patients and those with cleft lips/palates.

We have also begun implementing some new initiatives as well as improving others. These include:

Increasing our patient mobilization particularly for the core clients of the maternal and newborn wing. This will help us reach and serve more vulnerable women particularly those suffering from obstetric emergencies, past birth traumas, adolescents and teens, and the poorest of the poor in Tanzania.
We are developing a robust strategy for our Plastics and Reconstruction department. CCBRT’s Mmed in Plastic and Reconstruction returned to the hospital after the successful completion of his Masters degree and will now lead the development of a strategy for that department to increase its capacity and reach.
CCBRT increased its capacity to provide specialized services in for neonatal patients through the onboarding of our new pediatrician at the beginning of December. She is conducting neonatal ward rounds and is teaching the team on how to correctly conduct brain ultrasounds.
In January, CCBRT opened two new clinics! We are providing services to those with high-risk pregnancies as well as those experiencing issues with infertility. The clinics operate once a week and anyone in need of the services is provided with specialized care adapted to fit their unique conditions.

As we continue to move forward in 2024, we will continue to increase our impact to reach even more people with CCBRT’s lifesaving services. Thank you again for your continued support of Kupona Foundation and the important work happening every day at CCBRT.

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