Tag: Health Journalists in Tanzania
Innovative Tools Boosting Tanzania’s Efforts To Cut Down Maternal, Newborn Deaths
Somewhere in rural Tanzania, a midwife is working alone in a labour ward, with many expectant mothers on schedule to attend to. She must...
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...
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...
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...
To Stop Disease X, Accountability Key to New Pandemic Treaty
To prevent future outbreaks from becoming global pandemics, an independent coalition of global leaders has called for an accountable international system that enables countries...
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...