Plight of Tanzanian Medical Students Evacuated From Ukraine
Ms Fidesta Swai is safe at home in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania after being evacuated from Ukraine where she…
Bout Of Flu In Tanzanian Children Linked To Influenza Type A Virus
A team of experts tasked by the Ministry of Health a week ago to investigate an outbreak of…
Tanzania In Cross-border Polio Vaccination Plan As Malawi Kicks-off Campaign
A mass vaccination drive against polio in Southern Africa started Monday, targeting 23 million children under the age…
Tanzania on high alert as Kenya reports yellow fever outbreak
Tanzania’s Minister of Health Ummy Mwalimu has urged the public to take precautions against yellow fever, a mosquito-borne…
Tanzania: Documentary zooms in life of medical students at campus
What does it take to become a medical doctor in Tanzania, how easy, how tough? If you are…
Kenya reports yellow fever outbreak, raises alarm in 47 counties
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has declared an outbreak of yellow fever, an acute illness caused by a virus…
Tanzania: Single-dose rabies vaccine trials in human volunteers underway
The Ifakara Health Institute(IHI) has launched a trial for a novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers in Tanzania.…
Surgeons restore erection for 44 year old man in East Africa’s first penile implant surgery
Medical tests revealed the patient had “severe venous leakage” in his penis Many men in Africa still…
Potentially addictive drug sold illegally in Dar es Salaam pharmacies
Unethical practice in pharmacies goes unabated as researchers call for heightened surveillance When abused, the drug could aggravate…
One of world’s respected researchers on NTDs dies at 58
The scientific community in Tanzania and the rest of the world is mourning the death of Dr Mwele…