Professional Development

Plight Of Medical Interns In East Africa

A new study has found that medical interns, an important workforce providing first-line healthcare services in hospitals, are satisfied with their jobs but suffer...

How MUHAS Rose To Clinch Top Position In East & Central Africa

Fifteen years after it was hived off from the University of Dar es Salaam—where it was a constituent college—now the full-fledged varsity, the Muhimbili...

WHO announces updates on new class of tests to diagnose TB

The World Health Organisation has announced updates on new Tuberculosis antigen-based skin tests for the diagnosis of TB infection. The Tuberculosis antigen-based skin tests (TBST),...

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 was studying to become a medical...

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 one of those still asking this...

WHO’s new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) comes into effect

The World Health Organization (WHO) Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has now come into effect, with the latest update going...

Rare interview in the midst of censorship: Dr Mwele’s legacy in science

It was about five months after her appointment to work as Director in the Office of Africa Regional Director at the World Health Organization...

Ugandan doctor’s perspective on story of Tanzanian medics quitting practice

Your article on this website, titled: Tanzania: Why doctors quit practice for non-medical jobs, raises pertinent issues for our healthcare systems, not only for...

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