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Now That USAID Is Gone, Where’s Tanzania’s AIDS Trust Fund?
It’s now barely three months into the year 2025, and it feels like an eternity. The US government’s…
Why Genetic Technology Offers New Hope For Resistant TB Fight
Imagine a cough that just won’t go away, coupled with persistent fatigue that saps your energy. For one…
The Making of Tanzania’s Best Community Health Worker Of The Year
How possible is it to convince a traditional healer in an African community, with deeply entrenched beliefs, to…
Telltale Signs That Climate Change Is A Health Crisis In The Making
Climate change, once seen as a plot in science fiction films, is now a real-world threat. The rapid…
Tanzania: Health Ministers’ Directive Opened A Pandora’s Box On Pre-hospital Care
On August 22, 2024, a surprising announcement caught my attention. The newly appointed Minister of Health, Ms. Jenista…
Trading Mental Health & Wellbeing With School Grades In Tanzania: Fair Transaction?
A typical day of a standard four pupil in cities, such as Dar es salaam, is a nightmare. …
No Mpox Case In Tanzania.But Are The Potential Protectors Protected?
Mpox, previously known as Monkeypox, may have been regarded as a distant threat in East Africa but it…
What Next For Dr. Ndugulile Following Tanzania Endorsement In WHO-Africa Candidacy?
It has been about three days since it came to light that Dr. Faustine Ndugulile, former Deputy Health…
Every Year, Tanzanian Doctors Face A “Costly” Deadline in March
For many Tanzanian medical professionals, I mean Medical, Dental Officers and others in this category, the months of…
As Physician, Chief Medical Officer: “My Two Cents” on Internal Medicine in Tanzania
A little over a year and a half ago, I transitioned from the familiar role of Head of…