Exclusive Content
Dr Malecela appointed new Director at the WHO-Africa
Dr Mwele Macelela, former Director General of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Tanzania, has been appointed as Director in the Office...
Zika in Tanzania: The 60-year-old-evidence you can’t deny
First, on the World Health Organisation (WHO) website, a title: The history of Zika Virus includes a statement that reads, “In 1952, the first...
How healthy is city life in Tanzania?—Researchers find answers…
By Gemma Todd
Research Scientist, IHI
At Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), we recognise the changing burden of disease and its geography.
A team of researchers at IHI...
12% of HIV patients in rural TZ diagnosed with high blood pressure—new study
About 12 per cent of HIV patients in rural Tanzania, aged above 15, were found to have high blood pressure at the time of...
500 doctors to Kenya: How TZ starves in the middle of plenty
It was ironic to hear in the local media that our beloved country, Tanzania, is going to generously offer a helping hand to its...
WHO issues list of bacteria that urgently need new ANTIBIOTICS
For the first time, World Health Organization (WHO) has come up with a specific list of resistant bacteria that no longer respond to current...