The University of Dar es Salaam, Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences (UDSM-MCHAS), in collaboration with the University of Birmingham, UK, and the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science (MUHAS) Tanzania, is implementing a three-year trial on Optimizing maternal and perinatal outcomes through safe and appropriate cesarean sections in low- and middle-income countries(C-SAFE), with activities in Tanzania being implemented in the Mbeya Region.
The overarching aim of the trial is to ensure cesarean sections are done with appropriate indications, reduction of unnecessary cesarean section, and when they are done, they are safe.