How mothers in rural Tanzania pay the price for 'free' maternal care


Morogoro. It is early morning in Iwemba Village, Kidodi Ward, when the cry of a newborn pierces the quiet at the Kyambike household.

Furaha, an expectant mother  who welcomes this reporter into her home, appears anything but happy—despite her name meaning “joy”. Her child is unwell, yet she lacks both the money for treatment and fare to reach a health facility, even though the child is under five years old.