The National Surgical, Obstetrics and Anesthesia Plan (NSOAP), will provide a platform to co-ordinate and elevate efforts and resources to ensure higher quality, safer and more accessible surgical and anaesthesia care to the Tanzanian population.
The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) in Tanzania has partnered with Safe Surgery 2020, GE Foundation, Jhpiego, Assist International, the Harvard PGSSC and the G4 Alliance to initiate the process of drafting a National Surgical, Obstetrics and Anesthesia Plan (NSOAP). On April 17 and 18, 2017, over 70 local stakeholders assembled in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania drafting process by hosting the inaugural meeting of a National Surgical, Obstetrics and Anesthesia Technical Working Group that will be tasked with writing and developing this plan.
