Help us extend essential care across Tanzania

Dear Friends,

We have very exciting news to share with you from Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT)

In April, the New Maternity Wing was finally opened after 10 years of construction!

This facility, which was built through the support of our partners and stakeholders, is a 200-bed hospital that will change the maternal health landscape in Dar es Salaam. CCBRT is recognized as a super-specialist hospital by the Government of Tanzania, and this new wing will be the largest of its kind, providing complex high-quality maternal and neonatal care. CCBRT’s new wing boasts 8 delivery suites, state-of-the-art operating theaters, and postnatal wards. Thanks to your support, we will be able to provide high-quality care to mothers and babies in Tanzania as well as continue offering free surgeries to women living with fistula.

Your donations will now go an even longer way in supporting women in need as we will reach more women  Earlier in the year, students from Northwestern University, USA conducted an impact audit of our Maternal Health Capacity Building (MHCB) Program. Students measured the dollar cost of every additional life year for mothers and babies as implemented by CCBRT’s MHCB program. Each life-year gained from the program costs $3.88. CCBRT continues to provide high-quality care with a focus on high yield at the lowest possible cost, ensuring that your donation impacts as many lives as possible.

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to sharing our annual report and providing you with more updates in our next report!

With Gratitude,

Susana Oguntoye

Executive Director

P.S. GlobalGiving’s Little by Little campaign is coming up in the next 2 weeks! Beginning on Monday, September 13th and until 11:59 pm ET on Friday, September 17th, donations up to $50 will be matched at 50%. Please consider sharing this Project Report via email or social media with a note about the matching funds and why you give to support Kupona.

Dear Friends,

Greetings! We are excited to share with you the developments at Kupona and our sister organization, Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) over the past few months. A lot has happened in the country with the loss of President Magufuli, the transition to a new Tanzanian leader under President Samia Suluhu, and a changing stance toward COVID.

Over the past few months, CCBRT conducted free glaucoma screenings during World Glaucoma Week and screened 200+ patients. CCBRT raised awareness of the risks and treatment of glaucoma. Additionally, for International Women’s Week, we offered free cervical cancer screening. We are able to provide these services because of the support we receive through GlobalGiving. 

Last month, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Community Service and Development delegation in Tanzania led by the Tanzanian Minister of Health, Dr. Dorothy Gwajima, visited CCBRT to assess the facility’s work. She was accompanied by her deputy, Dr. Godwin Mollel, and other members of parliament. CCBRT’s Chief Executive Officer, Brenda Msangi, the Hospital Executive Committee, and staff showed them around CCBRT’s facilities, discussing work on advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities.

I want to take this opportunity to thank you once again for your ongoing support. The important work that we do is impossible without your contributions.

Sincerely,

Susana Oguntoye

Executive Director, Kupona Foundation