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Death before arrival: How Tanzania can use software to save lives on the roads

On a sunny afternoon in early December 2015 we got a notification on our mobile phones that a...
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Projected boom for private pharma in Tanzania as India imports dominate market

Tanzania's private pharmaceutical market is projected to grow higher, with the majority of imports known to come from...
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Over 5 million Girls To Receive Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer In Tanzania 

Tanzania has launched a nationwide campaign to vaccinate over 5 million girls aged 9-14 years against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer. "Cervical cancer can be...
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As Physician, Chief Medical Officer: “My Two Cents” on Internal Medicine in Tanzania

A little over a year and a half ago, I transitioned from the familiar role of Head of Department-Internal Medicine at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)...
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Tanzania Issues Travel Advisory Following Murburg Outbreak

The Government of Tanzania has issued a travel advisory requiring all travelers from Kagera region to fill a...
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Dr.Ouma: Tanzania Marburg Outbreak Reminds Africa To Heighten Health Security

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)’s Acting Director Dr.Ahmed Ogwell Ouma has reminded the African...
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WHO Deploys Emergency Response Team In Tanzania’s Marburg-hit Region

The World Health Organisations (WHO) is deploying an emergency team to Kagera region in Tanzania to carry out...
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Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak

The Ministry of Health in Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Lake...
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Five deaths recorded as Tanzania investigates ‘possibly contagious disease’

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Reports of a possibly contagious disease have emerged in...
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What Happens When Doctors Get Sick? Personal Experience With Breast Cancer

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Rare Diseases: The Stark Reality In Tanzania And Beyond, The-Way Forward

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Imagine being one of the few people in the world with a mysterious illness that no one can diagnose and nowhere to turn for...

Beyond The Medal: Prof. Makani’s Medical Career Choices, Sacrifices And Successes

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When she was in her early 30s, at the peak of her career as a young scientist, Julie Makani endeavored to do what many...

Tanzania: AI Tool Used To Predict Mosquitos’ Age

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Africa had about 95 per cent of the world’s 247 million cases of malaria in 2021 Researchers tested whether an AI tool could predict ages...

How This Doctor Handled Patients In Lindi Region Amid Outbreak Fears

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Field fever, or known as leptospirosis, had been documented in more than 10 regions of Tanzania since 1990 but in July 2022, during the...

Becoming A ‘Disease Detective’ In Tanzania

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When the country is tense, say at the height of a disease outbreak or other health threats, Oscar Mwashiuya’s job entails being on the...

Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak

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Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed...
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