Global Collaboration Between Tanzania and Japan to Advance Midwifery Profession: A case report of Partnership Model.

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dc.contributor.authorMbekenga, Columba K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-28T11:24:47Z
dc.date.available2022-03-28T11:24:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe global health agenda to reduce maternal mortality is delayed in Sub-Saharan Africa. The shortage of skilled birth attendants in Tanzania hinders the improvement of midwifery care to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity. It is urgently neccesary to develop midwifery leaders capable of working as educators, researchers, administrators, and advanced practitioners, contributing to the improvement of midwifery care and maternal child health in their own country. This report describes the process of establishing the first midwifery master’s program in Tanzania through the efforts of two academic institutions, one in Tanzania and one in Japan. The collaboration developed a sustainable partnership model for the advancement of midwifery education. This partnership model was based upon the professional relationships corresponding with our values of humanized childbirth and people-centered care. The key elements for the project success included: (1) spending adequate time for in-person communication with the collaborative partner; (2) sharing the same goals and concepts; (3) understanding different values and norms for working and living; (4) learning ways of communication and project implementation in the partner’s culture and (5) confirming the feasibility, which could increase team members’ motivation and commitment. Midwives from the two institutions both gained knowledge and research outcomes as well as the satisfaction of establishing the midwifery master’s program. To improve the remaining global maternal health issues, this win-win collaboration should be considered as the 21st century’s partnership model for the global health communityen_US
dc.identifier.citationShimpuku, Y., Horiuchi, S., Leshabari, S.C., Mkoka, D., Nagamatsu, Y., Matsutani, M., Eto, H., Oguro, M., Yaju, Y., Iida, M. and Mbekenga, C., 2015. Global collaboration between Tanzania and Japan to advance midwifery profession: A case report of a partnership model. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 5(11).en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.5430/jnep.v5n11p1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/935
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Nursing Education and Practiceen_US
dc.subjectMidwifery educationen_US
dc.subjectMaternal mortalityen_US
dc.subjectCollaboration,en_US
dc.titleGlobal Collaboration Between Tanzania and Japan to Advance Midwifery Profession: A case report of Partnership Model.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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