TANZANIA —The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Republic of Tanzania has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in Bukoba district. A total of 161 contacts have been…
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HIV infection decline by 2% in Tanzania’s coast region
TANZANIA – Funded by the Centre for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) and implemented jointly by the government and Tanzania Health Promotion Services (THPS), Afya Hatua Project has enhanced quality…
Read MoreBugando Zonal Referral Hospital to research on cause of deafness in Tanzania’s lake zones
TANZANIA – Bugando Zonal Referral Hospital is set to embark on research to establish the reason behind big number of people with hearing problem in Lake Zone, especially in Shinyanga…
Read MoreWHO and Ministry of Health launch committees for diseases outbreak preparedness
TANZANIA – The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Health through its Prevention Department have launched Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) committees at district and regional levels…
Read MoreIfakara Health Institute to use drones in identifying hard to reach mosquito breeding sites
TANZANIA – Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) researchers in Kilombero District, Morogoro Region have started using drones to identify mosquito breeding sites which are hard to reach and kill them by…
Read MoreAga Khan supplies US$0.27m worth of medical equipment to seven health facilities
TANZANIA – Aga Khan Health Service Tanzania and the Polish Government, through the Polish Centre for International Aid, have distributed equipment equivalent to TSh641.3 million (US$0.27m) to seven health facilities…
Read MoreKuwait’s Children’s Heart Charity Association to provide its services in Tanzania
TANZANIA – The Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Children’s Heart Charity Association, a Kuwait-based non-governmental organisation, to provide open heart surgery and cardiovascular services…
Read MoreOcean Road Cancer Institute gets new customer service centre from CRDB Bank
TANZANIA – CRDB Bank, one of the largest lenders in Tanzania, has constructed and handed over a modern one-stop customer service centre to Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI). The centre…
Read MoreAfrican leaders commit to end AIDS among children by 2030
TANZANIA – Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. The first ministerial meeting of the…
Read MoreGovernment to invest US$1m in upgrading Kibong’oto Infectious Disease Hospital
TANZANIA – The government of Tanzania has set aside some TSh3.2 billion (US$1.37m) for the upgrade of key facilities at Kibong’oto Infectious Disease Hospital (KIDH). The allocated funds will help…
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