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"One local doctor heading to Tanzania in November needs the community's help to gather supplies and funds for the upcoming trip.\n\nDr. Joanne Price, a Bluffton&amp;nbsp;OGYN, plans to spend a week in Tanzania as part of the program \"Mama Maisha.\"\n\nThe program, started by her friend in medical school, offers live-saving supplies and training to women and community members in the Mara region of&amp;nbsp;Tanzania.\n\n\"If&amp;nbsp;you wanted to have a prenatal visit with a health care provider you'd probably have to walk about six&amp;nbsp;miles, so imagine doing that in labor,\" said Dr. Price. \"It's no wonder that women are giving birth in their villages.\"\n\nTanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality rations in the developing world. At 454 maternal deaths out of 100,000 live births, one pregnant woman dies every single hour in Tanzania. If a mother dies, her infant is much more likely to die.\n\nDr. Price is asking for the community's help in gathering needed supplies for Safe Birth Kits and funds for the trip. Just 20 to 30 dollars a month pays the salary of a skilled birth assistant in Tanzania.\n\n\"Five dollars will provide the supplies that are needed for a clean delivery,\" Dr. Price. \"Things like baby blankets, just a sterile sheet, some plastic gloves, some alcohol swabs, some hand&amp;nbsp;sanitizer. For a very small cost we can make big differences.\"\n\nThe list of needed supplies for Safe Birth Kits include:\n\nReceiving blankets and hats, alcohol swabs, latex and non latex gloves, shower curtains, sterile gauze, small packets of hand sanitizer, small bars of soap, small bags for supplies,&amp;nbsp;umbilical cord clamps, and&amp;nbsp;scalpel blades.\n\nMama Maisha says it believes that the death of a mother is not only a health issue, but also a human rights violation.&amp;nbsp;The focus of Mama Maisha includes training community members as health workers or Maternal and Reproductive Health Advocates (MRHAs) who facilitate women's groups in their home villages, organize community events, make home&amp;nbsp;visits to women in the childbearing age in the village and promote public health topics.\n\nTo make a financial donation, click here\n\n\n\n&amp;nbsp;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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