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CPD aims to ensure that, post-graduation, healthcare workers have the capacity to practice safely, effectively, and competently to meet changing societal healthcare needs–advances in medicine, revised scopes of practice (task sharing), and emerging health conditions.
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tanzania: Digital surveillance for outbreaks at international airports gets major boost
Scientist who pioneered the online tool says he found staff strained at major airport Public health alerts rise…
Tanzania: Why doctors quit practice for non-medical jobs
Past modelling shows 50% may not be practising medicine by 2025 Some doctors say there is more creativity…
UDSM researchers to receive science communication training
Almost 100 researchers and PhD students at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania are next in…
UK jobs for Kenyans: Only 10 out of 300 health workers pass English test
Government negotiating for the medics to work in Europe, Middle East The situation is unfortunate, says Cabinet Secretary…
Tanzania’s first female doctor sees big strides
In Summary ‘I want to be a role model’, says Tanzania’s first female physician Trust in women doctors…
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…