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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: a threat to public health achievements
Global reports about development and deployment of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, have been received with…
Why short-term projects aren’t a good idea for addressing NCDs in Tanzania
People afflicted with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and cancer need long-term health interventions, however, in most…
Tanzania: What COVID-19 portends for cancer patients, caregivers
Around the world, almost everyone is talking about COVID-19, a pandemic disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2);…
WHO: What Tanzanian medics ought to tell public on coronavirus and why
Tanzania is one of the 13 top priority African countries earmarked by World Health Organization (WHO) for interventions…
Gaps we can bridge with strong public-private partnership in healthcare
Globally, 400 million people lack access to basic health services and millions of others are increasingly getting impoverished…
Treatment-resistant malaria: are we winning the battle?
The history of resistance to antimalarials in Africa is not a happy one. At one time, chloroquine was…
Why malaria mosquitoes still dance in our bedrooms
There is danger in their music. They party in our bedrooms all night, and boastfully lift their bloody…
Why Tanzania must boost research on human genetics
Elsewhere around the world, scientists are deciphering new ways of identifying the genes that are involved in human…
Doctors are quitting district hospitals in Tanzania.Times have changed, tactics must change
For many years, Tanzania has endeavored to tackle challenges related to Human Resource for Health (HRH), however, the…
If you see an accident victim in Mwanza, don’t take photos, call 114
Before the era of smartphones, certain scenarios were unthinkable but now they are real. Imagine this. That a…