Activity 4.1. Title Collaborative development of master program in midwifery at Muhinbili University

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1 Activity 4.1 Title Collaborative development of master program in midwifery at Muhinbili University Responsible Person Shigeko Horiuchi, RN, CNM, PhD. Description To collaborate with development of master program in midwifery at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, Tanzania, entitled : Sustainable development of novice researchers who will contribute evidence based midwifery for promotion of maternal child health in Tanzania.

2 TOR 4-1 TOR 4-1 : Collaborative development of master program in midwifery at Muhinbili University Title of Activity Asia Africa Midwifery Research Center Responsible Person Shigeko Horiuchi, RN, CNM, PhD. St. Luke s College of Nursing Funded by JSPS Asia Africa Science Platform Program

3 Purpose 1. Conducting research on midwifery and women s health to improve reproductive health of women in Asia and Africa 2. Promoting collaboration of reproductive health researchers in Asia and Africa 3. Developing novice researchers for the future of reproductive health research Funded by JSPS Asia Africa Science Platform Program

4 St. Luke s Members Mariko Iida RN, CNM, PhD Yoko Shimpuku RN, CNM, PhD Miwako Matsutani RN, PhD Shigeko Horiuchi RN, CNM, PhD Yukari Yaju RN, MPH, PhD Michiko Oguro RN, CNM, PhD Hiromi Eto RN, CNM, PhD Sarah Nagamatsu RN, PHN, MPH, PhD (Center)Dr. Horiuchi & Dr. Sebalda Leshabari, the Dean of Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania

5 Training of the MUHAS faculty in Tokyo, Japan Meeting with Ms. Mori The MUHAS faculty (Dr. Kadija, Dr. Mbekenga, & Dr. Mkoka) visited the president and the faculty of St. Luke s (2011, Sep.) Visiting St. Luke s Birth Clinic & Midwifery Home

6 Seminar series 2011 Contents 1. Midwifery education, practice, and research in Tanzania 2. Competencies of researchers and its educational program 3. The action plan and evaluation of the collaborative project at the Center of Asia Africa Midwifery Research Dr. Holzemer & Dr. Sebalda (center in the front line) presented at the seminar in St. Luke s (2011, July)

7 Seminar 2012 Humanized Childbirth Seminar More than 120 Tanzanian midwives and midwifery teachers gathered for the seminar in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2012, Aug.)

8 Humanized Childbirth Seminar At the seminar, we had presentation of the faculty and students of St. Luke s, small group discussion, and participant presentation

9 Hospital and School Visits in Tanzania At a hospital and the school of nursing at Bagamoyo, Tanzania At the Muhimbili National Hospital Mrs. Frida Madeni Mndolwa, a Master s graduate of St. Luke s

10 Seminar for reporting activities in Tanzania At St. Luke s (2012, November) The faculty and graduate students reported their observation and research and discussed with the audience of the seminar.

11 Academic presentation Shimpuku, Y. Horiuchi, S., Matsutani, M., Eto, H., Nagamatsu, Y., Iida, M., Yaju,Y., Mori, T. Process report of the collaborative project to develop the Master s program in Midwifery in Tanzania: The seminar of Humanized Childbirth The 7 th St. Luke s Academia (Tokyo, Japan) February 2013 Shimpuku, Y. Horiuchi, S., Leshabari, S., Malima, K., Matsutani, M., Eto, H., Nagamatsu, Y., Oguro, M. Yaju,Y. Starting a Midwifery Master s programme in Tanzania: Lesson learned from the collaborative project between Tanzania and Japan The East, Central, and Southern African College of Nursing the 10th Scientific Conference (Port Louis, Mauritius) September 2012 Shimpuku, Y. Horiuchi, S., Leshabari, S., Malima, K., Matsutani, M., Eto, H., Nagamatsu, Y., Oguro, M. Yaju, Y. Process Report of a Collaborative Project between Tanzania and Japan to Develop a Master's Program in Midwifery The 9 th International Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery (Kobe, Japan) June 2012 Shimpuku, Y., Horiuchi, S., Leshabari, S., Matsutani, Eto, H., M., Nagamatsu, Y., Oguro, M. Collaboration between Japanese and Tanzanian Midwives to develop the First Midwifery Master s Course in Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, Tanzania: A Case Report 2011 Joint Conference: 52nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine, 26th Annual Meeting of Japan Association for International Health (Tokyo, Japan) November 2011