Healthcare should focus on the patient, not just the disease: Tanzanian doctor’s experience
Four years ago when I was at St Kizito Hospital in Mikumi, Morogoro Region, I coordinated outreach screening…
Study: Why some pedestrians avoid overhead road bridges in Dar- es Salaam
Pedestrians in Dar es Salaam risk crossing multiple lanes with heavy traffic on roads despite the presence of…
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…
Tanzania to receive Pfizer vaccines by end of October
Intensify awareness campaign for jabs offered in two doses: experts More than 3.7 million doses expected via…
What I wasn’t taught in medical school, why it matters now
When I graduated from medical school as a doctor about a decade ago, I knew for sure that…
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…