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Tanzanian biochemist develops sandals that can protect people from mosquito bites

Tanzanian Biochemist, Ms Lina Finda and research scientist at the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) has designed low cost repellent sandals treated with chemical agents...
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Zika in Tanzania: The 60-year-old-evidence you can’t deny

First, on the World Health Organisation (WHO) website, a title: The history of Zika Virus includes a statement that reads, “In 1952, the first...
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How healthy is city life in Tanzania?—Researchers find answers…

By Gemma Todd Research Scientist, IHI At Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), we recognise the changing burden of disease and its geography. A team of researchers at IHI...
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12% of HIV patients in rural TZ diagnosed with high blood pressure—new study

About 12 per cent of HIV patients in rural Tanzania, aged above 15, were found to have high blood pressure at the time of...
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MUHAS pharmacists: “We now have evidence proving Octopus Soup boosts libido”

Pharmacists at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Muhas) say they now have preliminary evidence proving that Octopus Soup—popular in Tanzania as Supu...
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Ever heard of Behcet’s disease in Tanzania? Here is the story from Mwanza

A rare disease affecting the eyes and mouth was diagnosed in a 31 year old man in Mwanza but medical experts fear there could...
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Tanzanian scientists discover new strain of bacteria affecting newborns

Scientists in Tanzania have discovered a new kind of bacterium which was causing sporadic outbreaks of infections among newly born babies at Bugando Medical...
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TZ woman found with over 1,000 jiggers “eating” her feet and hands

Researchers from the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) have found more than 1100 jiggers embedded in the feet and hands of a 78-year-old woman....
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Why hospital authorities in Tanzania must be concerned about T. gondii

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