{"id":9443,"date":"2025-07-29T13:46:48","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/?p=9443"},"modified":"2025-07-29T13:53:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T10:53:31","slug":"from-classrooms-to-communities-bmf-celebrates-new-health-heroes-and-strengthens-midwifery-training-across-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/from-classrooms-to-communities-bmf-celebrates-new-health-heroes-and-strengthens-midwifery-training-across-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"From Classrooms to Communities: BMF Celebrates New Health Heroes and Strengthens Midwifery Training Across Tanzania."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9443\" class=\"elementor elementor-9443\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4ba5d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4ba5d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0a55aa\" data-id=\"d0a55aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9671fb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"9671fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title \">The Benjamin William Mkapa Foundation (BMF), in partnership with the National Bank of Commerce (NBC), continues to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to strengthening Tanzania\u2019s health workforce by successfully conducting a high-level joint supervision across seven Health Training Institutions (HTIs) and participating in the official graduation of the second batch of NBC\u2013Mkapa Fellows. <br>\nThe supervision focused on reviewing academic progress, engaging with students and tutors, and strengthening institutional partnerships. All students under review had signed scholarship contracts, completed mid-semester examinations, and several are to finalize their training, positioning them to return and serve in their respective communities. <br>The field visits reaffirmed the impact of the NBC\u2013 Mkapa Fellows Scholarship Program, which currently supports 100 in-service nurses in two phases. The program is anchored on building critical midwifery skills among frontline healthcare workers to combat maternal and child health challenges in underserved regions. <br>\nFrom 16th to 24th July 2025, BMF teams visited the following institutions across Mwanza, Shinyanga, and Geita Regions: <br>\n\u2022\tKahama School of Nursing <br>\n\u2022\tKolandoto College of Health Sciences <br>\n\u2022\tTandabui Institute of Health Sciences and Technology <br>\n\u2022\tSumve Institute of Health and Allied Sciences <br>\n\u2022\tBukumbi Institute of Health and Allied Sciences\n\u2022\tSengerema Health Training Institute <br>\n\u2022\tGeita School of Nursing <br>\nAs a key milestone of the mission, BMF also participated in the graduation ceremony for the second batch of scholarship recipients, a proud moment marking the transition of newly skilled nurse-midwives into Tanzania\u2019s health delivery system. 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