The mobile clinic has its roots in the long-standing commitment of the Swiss foundation NURU, which established the project in Tanzania together with the local partner organisation, Yanuruni. Today, we are continuing this valuable work alongside Yanuruni to provide women, children and families in remote areas with access to medical care.
The Yanuruni Foundation is a Tanzanian foundation committed to improving the health of women, newborns and children. As a long-standing partner organisation of the NURU Foundation, it now operates the mobile clinic in collaboration with Women’s Hope.
People in remote regions of Tanzania — particularly pregnant women, mothers and children — have access to high-quality healthcare services, with referral to a hospital ensured in the event of risks or complex cases.
Providing care for pregnant women, mothers and children and treating minor illnesses through the operation of a mobile clinic. Healthcare personnel also provide health education and help to identify risks at an early stage.
Around 3,000 people use the mobile clinic’s services every month, the majority of whom are pregnant women and mothers with young children.
In rural areas of Tanzania, many people lack access to basic healthcare. Particularly in the Ikungi District of the Singida Region – one of the poorest areas in the country – long distances, poverty and limited resources contribute to preventable health problems and create significant risks for pregnant women, mothers and their children.
To address this situation, a Swiss midwife founded the NURU Foundation in Switzerland in 2014. In Tanzania, the Yanuruni Foundation was established as a local partner organisation. Together, the two organisations supported women throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period, providing them and their families with high-quality, affordable and respectful medical care.
In autumn 2026, the NURU Foundation will dissolve and hand over its work to Women’s Hope. We will continue the work together with the local partner. In this way, the knowledge built up over many years will be preserved and healthcare in rural regions of Tanzania will be sustainably strengthened – so that distance does not stand in the way of medical care.
Local partner: Yanuruni Foundation
Project region: Ikungi District, Singida Region
Duration: Takeover of the mobile clinic in October 2026, ongoing planning
Intervention area: Strengthening the healthcare system
We are currently focusing our support on a mobile clinic. The local team – consisting of a doctor, a midwife, and one laboratory and one pharmacy specialist – combines medical care with prevention. The team supports women during pregnancy and the postnatal period, treats common illnesses, and cares for newborns. At the same time, the healthcare staff provide information on nutrition, family planning and health to help prevent illness and identify risks at an early stage. Where necessary, medication is provided, or patients are referred to a hospital promptly.
The mobile clinic brings healthcare directly to people in remote villages, for whom travelling to the nearest healthcare facility is often an insurmountable obstacle. This proven approach reaches particularly vulnerable target groups and provides access to urgently needed medical treatment. With the continuation of the project by Women’s Hope and its integration into existing structures, NURU’s long-standing commitment is being sustained and the provision of care for local people secured in the long term.
Many people have specifically supported the NURU Foundation and, in particular, the mobile clinic over the years. Thanks to this valuable support, healthcare services have been made accessible to people in remote areas.
To ensure we can respond where the need is greatest, we generally use unearmarked donations flexibly across our work. If you would like to continue supporting the mobile clinic specifically, you can include the reference ‘mobile clinic’ with your donation, and we will allocate the funds accordingly.
