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CPD aims to ensure that, post-graduation, healthcare workers have the capacity to practice safely, effectively, and competently to meet changing societal healthcare needs–advances in medicine, revised scopes of practice (task sharing), and emerging health conditions.
Tanzanian scientists seek to close the gap on human genetics
Scientists in Tanzania are working on strategies that will help raise the profile of human genetics and improve…
Study questions competency of clinicians in 9 countries including Tanzania
Competency‐based education must be considered in training clinicians after a study raised concerns over skills gaps among recent…
What you must know about Tanzania Medical Journal
The Tanzania Medical Journal (TMJ) TMJ is the official journal of the Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT). Currently, it…
To Young Doctors and Medical Students in Tanzania; Why Did We Choose Medicine?
As I approach the end of my five years of intensive training in medical school(at the time of…
The Voice Of Tanzania’s First Female Medical Doctor
Professor Esther Mwaikambo, now aged 83, released a book recently, titled: The Tanzania Woman Of Many Firsts. That’s…
Global medical students’ meeting puts Arusha tourist city in the limelight
By Martin Ngonyani martinngonyani@gmail.com Facebook: Martin Ngonyani For the first time, Tanzania hosts a global meeting of the…
What Uganda has learnt from Tanzania on tackling heart diseases
Uganda’s Social Services Parliamentary Commission, led by Ms Cecilia Barbara (MP), visited the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI)…
Medical interns in Kenya to earn over USD1, 900 in latest salary deal
The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) signed with the Council of Governors (CoG) will see the lowest-paid doctor (intern)…
New standards of reporting clinical trials coming
Some of the world’s largest funders of medical research and international non-governmental organizations have agreed on new standards…
See how MUHAS students were featured in top Hypertension Awards-VIDEO
Editor It’s World Hypertension Day today. Watch medical students from Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Muhas)…