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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 Zone district of Bukoba. It is...
Five deaths recorded as Tanzania investigates ‘possibly contagious disease’
Reports of a possibly contagious disease have emerged in the Kagera region of Tanzania, where five people have died out of the seven who...
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...
Uganda declares end of Ebola disease outbreak
Uganda today declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less than four months after the first case was confirmed...
Prof Tumaini Nagu: Tanzania’s New Chief Medical Officer
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed Professor Tumaini Joseph Nagu, a specialist in internal medicine, to be the Chief Medical Officer.
Prof Nagu’s appointment is...