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WHO-Africa warns against complacency as daily COVID-19 cases exceed first wave peak
MedicoPRESS - 0The new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been reported in Botswana, the Gambia and Zambia as daily case numbers of the disease...Medico VoicesCOVID-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 mixed feelings. News about vaccines should...ConferencesWhy 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 low- and middle-income countries; including Tanzania,...Medico VoicesCovid-19: Best practices for religious leaders issued by WHO
MedicoPRESS - 0Background Religious leaders, faith-based organizations, and faith communities can play a major role in saving lives and reducing illness related to COVID-19. They are a...Medico VoicesTanzania: 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); whose outbreak was first reported in...
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Why UDSM revived medical degree programme
The University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) is beginning to reclaim its lost glory. It was the first university in Tanzania to offer a...Medico ProfilesWhy Tanzania’s newly accredited pharma laboratory sets standards for Africa
Have you ever doubted the accuracy of the ‘500mg’ or ‘250mg’ written on some tablets to signify the strength of the medicine that you...Medico ProfilesTanzanian medic honoured by UK government for promoting science
A Tanzanian medical researcher and innovator, Dr. Lwidiko Edward Mhamilawa, has been recognized by the United Kingdom government for work he has done in...Medico ProfilesS.Sudanese doctor groomed in Tanzania awarded for scholarly work in UK
Dr Chour de Garang Alier, a South Sudanese national who was groomed at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) has been named...Medico ProfilesMUHAS professor and team win nearly Sh400million for drug discovery, design
MedicoPRESS - 0Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) on Friday May 25 awarded Sh399, 470,000 in funding to a team of researchers in medicinal chemistry,...
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Why new COVID-19 variant rejuvenates Africa’s investment in genomic studies
MedicoPRESS - 0As more countries continue reporting the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant across the world, Africa must leverage its expertise in genomic studies to...Medico ResearchTanzania issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines for travellers
MedicoPRESS - 0A COVID-19 test now costs $100(TSh231, 900) for Tanzanians travelling abroad as well as tourists visiting or leaving the country, the government said in...Medico ResearchWhy aggressive marketing of alcohol in Africa must be curtailed
Alcohol consumption is escalating in Africa due to aggressive marketing strategies particularly targeting young people, researchers say in a review which calls for urgent...Medico ResearchWhy the future is digital for pathologists in Tanzania
You’ve visited the hospital with a nagging swelling on your skin. Your doctor suggests that a small part of the swelling will be sliced...Medico ResearchInnovation renews hope for near-elimination of leprosy
Monitoring, screening and administering preventive treatment to individuals who have been in contact with patients newly diagnosed with leprosy, helps curtail transmission of the...
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Tanzanian health journalist wins award for reporting on infertility
MedicoPRESS - 0Boniface Mashaka, the chairman of the Association of Tanzania Health Journalists (ATHJ), is among 13 winners of the “MeRCK More Than a Mother” Media...Medical JournalismMedical journalism: Another way to write about science
MedicoPRESS - 1Can you be both a medical writer and a medical journalist? Yes, but it involves a change in mindset. For example, the information required...Medical JournalismEast Africa: When ‘heart-broken’ scientists stop talking to journalists; who will intervene?
MedicoPRESS - 0Recently, as countries commemorated World Malaria Day, there was an emerging controversy in East Africa on the safety of bed nets used in the...Medical JournalismWhy medical doctors can’t escape the media, testimony from BMJ
MedicoPRESS - 0Managing the Media : Media handling is not part of medical training, but talkig to the press can often come with the job.Cath Janes...Medical JournalismThe Potential for Medical Journalism in Kenya
MedicoPRESS - 0Before landing in Kenya, my doctor had me get shots for typhoid, tetanus, cholera, yellow fever, and meningitis. He also gave me malaria pills....
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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 low- and middle-income countries; including Tanzania,...ConferencesGaps 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 because of high out-of-pocket healthcare costs....ConferencesTanzanian scientists seek to close the gap on human genetics
MedicoPRESS - 0Scientists in Tanzania are working on strategies that will help raise the profile of human genetics and improve research on how gene-related diseases are...ConferencesAfrican Genetic Scientists eye Tanzania for historic conference
MedicoPRESS - 0Scientists working in the field of human genetics and policymakers from across Africa are expected to gather in Tanzania for the 13 th African...ConferencesLessons Tanzania must pick from Vietnam, Thailand on Universal Health Coverage
In the ongoing efforts to ensure professional and quality healthcare delivery for all citizens, Tanzania can borrow a leaf from Vietnam and Thailand; two...
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