What you must know about Tanzania Medical Journal

The Tanzania Medical Journal (TMJ) TMJ is the official journal of the Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT). Currently, it...

Why aggressive marketing of alcohol in Africa must be curtailed

Alcohol consumption is escalating in Africa due to aggressive marketing strategies particularly targeting young people, researchers say in...

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 Minister, had been endorsed by the government of Tanzania as candidate...

Kenyan health sector at breaking point in doctors’ strike

Kenya’s public health sector is at risk of a collapse as a countrywide doctors’ strike stretches into the second month with no solution in sight, warns the national doctors’ union. Davji Atellah, secretary general...

Innovative Tools  Boosting Tanzania’s Efforts To Cut Down Maternal, Newborn Deaths

Somewhere in rural Tanzania, a midwife is working alone in a labour ward, with many expectant mothers on...

Every Medical Test Proved Negative, She Was Still Very Ill

It was 2006. Hajrrath Mohammed had just started Secondary School, with big career dreams ahead of her.  Then,...

Why We Must Invest In Respectful  Maternal And Newborn Health Services

Treasure Nsubuga was 38 weeks pregnant when she noticed that her unborn baby did not seem to be...

Tanzania: Scientists Backing AI Tool That Detects ‘Many Cancer Types’

A device known as Oncoseek that uses Artificial Intelligence to detect many forms of cancer at an early...

Marburg Outbreak Declared Over In Tanzania

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania today declared the end of...

What It Takes To Raise A Child With Down Syndrome In Tanzania

When Ola* was born, 21 months ago in Mtwara...

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