NEST360 Tanzania
Through partnerships with hospitals, governments, and other development partners, we catalyze country-led change to deliver a package of lifesaving technologies, support and maintain an education ecosystem, and enable locally-owned data used to drive action to improve quality newborn care, increase investment, and change policy.
Every hospital implementing NEST360 has installed a package of NEST360 Qualified technologies that includes a selection of devices from each of the categories listed below. The specific device types may vary between hospitals based on their individual needs and requirements.
Hydration, Nutrition & Drug Delivery
- Syringe pump
Jaundice Management
- Bilirubinometer
- Phototherapy
Respiratory Support
- CPAP
- Flow Splitter
- Oxygen Concentrator
- Pulse oximeter
- Respiratory Rate Monitor
- Suction Pump
Thermal Management
- Conductive Warmer
- Continuous Temperature Monitor
- Radiant Warmer
Point-of-Care Diagnostics
- Glucometers
- Hemoglobinometers
To learn more about the NEST360 program in Tanzania, contact:
Mariam Johari
Country Director
Phone: +255 222 774 756
Email: Tanzania@nest360.org
Address:
P.O. Box 78, 373
5th Floor, PSSF Commercial Complex, Sam Nujoma Road
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Pre-service and in-service education
We provide pre-service and in-service training packages that help educate clinicians and biomedical technicians to use, maintain, and repair the NEST360 bundle of technologies.
Training for both professions is spread out over one week and covers both theory and hands-on application followed by assessment and certification. By learning together professional silos are broken down, leading to better understanding, respect, and appreciation of each other’s roles.
Participants are typically drawn from NEST360 implementing hospitals, and medical training colleges, as well as teaching institutions, i.e. biomedical engineering department staff.
Category of personnel | Number trained |
Biomedical Engineers | 500+ |
Clinicians | 1200+ |
*All numbers reported above are cumulative since 2019.
ACCESS NEST360 CLINICAL AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
Our publicly available clinical and technical education materials are designed to be adapted and embedded in locally-developed in-service and pre-service training courses.
WHERE WE WORK IN TANZANIA
In Tanzania, NEST360 is being implemented in 25 hospitals, with the support of 14 skills labs and 1 design studio. These skills labs provide hands-on learning opportunities for healthcare professionals and biomedical technicians that are aligned with Tanzania’s national care guidelines. Through the labs, doctors, nurses, and clinical officers receive hands-on training in advanced newborn care techniques using qualified technologies, while biomedical engineers and technicians gain experience in managing and maintaining newborn care equipment.
25 Hospitals
- Amana Regional Referral Hospital
- Buchosa District Hospital
- Bugando Medical Center
- Hai District Hospital
- Kigamboni District Hospital
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre
- Kivule District Hospital
- Mabwepande District Hospital
- Mawenzi Regional Referral Hospital
- Mbeya Regional Referral Hospital
- Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital
- Misungwi District Hospital
- Muhimbili National Hospital Upanga
- Muhimbili National Hospital Mloganzila
- Misungwi District Hospital
- Mwananyamala Regional Referral Hospital
- Nyamagana District Hospital
- Rombo District Hospital
- Same District Hospital
- Sekou-Toure Regional Referral Hospital
- Sengerema Designated District Hospital
- Siha District Hospital
- Temeke Regional Referral Hospital
- Tukuyu District Hospital
- Ubungo District Hospital
- Yombo Vituka Health Centre
7 Clinical Labs
- Kilimanjaro College of Health and Allied Sciences
- Lumumba Regional Hospital-Zanzibar
- Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences
- Muhimbili National Hospital-Mloganzila
- Muhimbili National Hospital-Upanga
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
- The State University of Zanzibar (SUZA) -Zanzibar
7 Technical Labs
- Arusha Technical College
- Bugando Medical Centre
- Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology
- Dodoma Calibration Centre
- Karume Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) -Zanzibar
- Mbeya University of Science and Technology
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
1 Design Studio
- Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology – DIT
OUR PARTNERS IN TANZANIA
We work closely with the Ministry of Health and Prime Minister’s Office- Regional Administration and Local Governments (PMO-RALG), Dar Es Salaam Institute of Technology, Ifkara Health Institute, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Muhimbilli University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hatch Technologies, and Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies.
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