Tag: Health journalism Tanzania
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 continent to strengthen health security in...
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 further epidemiological investigations following an outbreak...
Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak
The Ministry of Health in Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Lake Zone district of Bukoba. It is...
What Happens When Doctors Get Sick? Personal Experience With Breast Cancer
Read the story of two Tanzanian women doctors: Dr. Grace Mzengi and Prof. Julie Makani, as they delve into details of what they have...
Rare Diseases: The Stark Reality In Tanzania And Beyond, The-Way Forward
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
When she was in her early 30s, at the peak of her career as a young scientist, Julie Makani endeavored to do what many...