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Tanzania: What future holds for healthcare in a middle income country
On Wednesday July 1st last year, we woke up to the news that Tanzania had become a lower-middle-income country. The World Bank (WB) announced...Medico VoicesWHO-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...
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Meet ‘HIV friends’ who share cards for life-saving benefits in Tanzania
If not for a friendship card that he exchanged with a newly found pal, Mr Paul Aloyce says he could have missed a clinic...Medical EducationWhy 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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COVID-19: Tanzania sits on ‘idle capacity’ to detect variants
Bureaucracy hampers ability to use available resources in tackling new variants, expert The ‘largely undocumented’ progression of the pandemic raises eyebrows Report pinpoints...Medico ResearchCOVID-19: Tanzania embarks on evidence-based approach
MedicoPRESS - 2The new President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced intention to form a technical committee that would advise the government on how to...Medico ResearchImpact of ‘data darkness’ and why WHO wants Tanzania to report COVID-19 cases
After many months of refuting the existence of COVID-19 in Tanzania, the country's Ministry of Health has finally acknowledged and directly urged precautions against...Medico ResearchTanzania: HIV study reveals promising results in averting mother-to-child transmission
MedicoPRESS - 0Simpler and effective HIV treatment shows lasting health impact among pregnant women in Dar es-Salaam Expert explains how families in another region in...Medico ResearchDar es-Salaam residents trapped in vicious cycle of unhealthy lifestyles, say researchers
Tougher action required; including cutting down prices of healthy foods but making junk foods more expensive to limit consumption Expert explains impact...
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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 I was entering the world of...Medical JournalismTanzanian 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...
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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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