It's 8pm and Mr. Anon is wheeled into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a private hospital in Dar es-Salaam. He is unconscious, and isn’t breathing well.
The nurse on duty – Sister Emous, receives Anon and connects him to...
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Tanzanian Scientists Want Ban Of Antibiotics Use In Fattening Chicken
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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...Medical JournalismUDSM researchers to receive science communication training
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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
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