The period immediately after independence in Tanzania was marked by intense planning for the country’s development. Part of this planning involved the healthcare system and was aimed at addressing the grave dangers posed by life-threatening diseases. Improvements in healthcare included the expansion of medical facilities and staff. The government identified maternal health as vital in revamping public health. It understood that the well-being of mothers and children was fundamental for the prosperity of the newly founded state. The focus, however, was on rudimentary health provisions. This article examines health policy planning in Tanzania immediately after independence. Using examples from maternal health, it argues that healthcare planning after independence was still largely shaped by the measures developed under colonial rule despite the optimism about a sovereign future. This was mainly because the problems and plans that had arisen during colonialism remained in existence after independence. The article uses archival, oral and secondary sources to show how attempts to shift health policies were hindered by poor planning, lack of funds, inadequate staff, gender relations and the choice between healthcare and other needs. It examines how the newly independent government negotiated the quest for better healthcare, especially maternal health.

Veronica Kimani

Africa Development

Africa Development (ISSN 0850 3907) is the quarterly bilingual journal of CODESRIA published since 1976. It is a social science journal whose major focus is on issues which are central to the development of society.    Its principal objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among African scholars from a variety of intellectual persuasions and various disciplines. The journal also encourages other contributors working on Africa or those undertaking comparative analysis of developing world issues.    Africa Development welcomes contributions which cut across disciplinary boundaries. Articles with a narrow focus and incomprehensible to people outside their discipline are unlikely to be accepted.

Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement is the bilingual quarterly journal of CODESRIA, published since 1976 (ISSN 0850-3907). This social science journal primarily focuses on issues central to societal development. Its main objective is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas among African scholars from various intellectual backgrounds and disciplines. The journal also encourages contributions from those working on Africa or conducting comparative analyses of issues in the developing world. Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement welcomes interdisciplinary contributions, while articles with a narrow focus that are incomprehensible to those outside their discipline are unlikely to be accepted.

《Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement》是CODESRIA自1976年起出版的双语季刊（ISSN 0850 3907）。该期刊专注于社会科学，主要关注与社会发展相关的重要议题。期刊的主要目标是为来自不同学科和思想流派的非洲学者提供一个交流思想的平台。同时，期刊也鼓励其他研究非洲或进行发展中国家问题比较分析的贡献者投稿。《Africa Development/Afrique et Developpement》欢迎跨学科的研究成果，狭隘且难以为外部学科人士理解的文章不太可能被接受。

5 - Maternal Healthcare and Health Policy Planning in Tanzania, 1961–1970s

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