Tag: Health journalism Tanzania
How This Doctor Handled Patients In Lindi Region Amid Outbreak Fears
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
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...
Doctor Who Diagnosed Tanzania’s First Three HIV Cases In 1983
At the age of 91, Callixte Twagirayezu would be mistaken for a person a bit younger than his actual age. He has the natural...
Lost in Tanzania’s digital health system en route to Zambia
John*, a long-distance truck driver and a resident of Dar es Salaam, tested positive for HIV through community outreach screening at Chanika Health Centre...
Tanzania: Vacuum of evidence in medical management of COVID-19
As a medical doctor working in Tanzania—and having been on the frontline in treating COVID-19 patients, I am still preoccupied by memories of what...
The people we shouldn’t leave behind in Tanzania’s ‘health insurance for all’ plan
Three weeks ago, I attended the funeral of my friend's father. As usual in our setup, before last respects and going to the burial...