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About Kupona | Baobab Maternity Hospital
** Baobab's Construction Plan and Budget have been amended to reflect a phased approach. Click here to download the summary. **
Download 2009 Financial Statements and Form 990.
Download 2010 Form 990 & Audited Financial Statements.
The Kupona Foundation was created in March 2009 to support Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) and its Baobab Maternity Hospital. With a direct link to local activities, the Kupona Foundation ensures maximum return on donor investment and programmatic benefit for CCBRT, Baobab, and their patients.
CCBRT is the largest indigenous provider of disability and rehabilitation services in the country. Its surgical disability hospital, community programs, and training and advocacy units directly benefit more than 120,000 adults and children with disabilities and their caregivers every year. Commitment to cost efficiency and a graduated pay structure facilitate long-term sustainability while allowing CCBRT to treat patients who are truly the poorest of the poor.
In partnership with the Government of Tanzania, CCBRT will add to its existing services by offering much-needed mother and infant health care through its new Baobab Maternity Hospital, scheduled to break ground in early 2011.
** Click here to download an updated summary of Baobab Construction Plans and Budget. **
Tanzania is one of 11 countries that contribute to 63% of all maternal deaths. The country's maternal moratlity rate 454/100,000 live births, with 13,000 women dying during and after delivery each year. In some Dar es Salaam facilities, this number reaches as high as 1,400/100,000.
Situated on CCBRT's main campus, Baobab Maternity Hospital will be a regionally designated facility for the Dar es Salaam region, with a special emphasis on emergency obstetric care for the most vulnerable women.
With a full continuum of care available, Baobab will ensure that every mother and newborn has access to:
- Vaccinations for newborns and infants
- Family planning education and counseling
- Management of sexually transmitted infections
- Early identification and treatment of congenital abnormalities and disabilities
- Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS (PMTCT)
- Community education on healthy home behaviors before, during, and after pregnancy.
Click here to download the Baobab Maternity Hospital 5-year Strategy Document.
Click to read CCBRT's Vision and Strategy Documents