Africa sees longest-running decline in COVID-19 cases

Africa is experiencing its longest-running decline in COVID-19 infections since the onset of the pandemic. Recorded weekly cases...

Tanzanian AI Health Scientists Navigate A ‘Data Desert’ 

In their quest to digitise cancer screening in Tanzania using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sang’udi Sang’udi and his team...

In Mwele’s Footsteps: Meet The NIMR Scientist Decoding Mosquito Behaviour

For many in Tanzania, the mere mention of mosquitoes conjures a distressing image of malaria, the debilitating disease they carry. Beyond the illness, there's the constant nuisance – the...

Over 5 million Girls To Receive Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer In Tanzania 

Tanzania has launched a nationwide campaign to vaccinate over 5 million girls aged 9-14 years against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical cancer. "Cervical cancer can be...

Tanzanian Nurse Eyes $250,000 In Global Award Finals

Wilson Fungameza, a nurse at Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH)-Mloganzila branch, has made it to the top 10 finalists...

Tanzania Issues Travel Advisory Following Murburg Outbreak

The Government of Tanzania has issued a travel advisory requiring all travelers from Kagera region to fill a...

Dr.Ouma: Tanzania Marburg Outbreak Reminds Africa To Heighten Health Security

Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)’s Acting Director Dr.Ahmed Ogwell Ouma has reminded the African...

WHO Deploys Emergency Response Team In Tanzania’s Marburg-hit Region

The World Health Organisations (WHO) is deploying an emergency team to Kagera region in Tanzania to carry out...

Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak

The Ministry of Health in Tanzania has confirmed an...

Five deaths recorded as Tanzania investigates ‘possibly contagious disease’

Reports of a possibly contagious disease have emerged in...

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