Tag: Health Journalism in Africa
Tanzania Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak
The Ministry of Health in Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Lake Zone district of Bukoba. It is...
What Happens When Doctors Get Sick? Personal Experience With Breast Cancer
Read the story of two Tanzanian women doctors: Dr. Grace Mzengi and Prof. Julie Makani, as they delve into details of what they have...
Rare Diseases: The Stark Reality In Tanzania And Beyond, The-Way Forward
Imagine being one of the few people in the world with a mysterious illness that no one can diagnose and nowhere to turn for...
Beyond The Medal: Prof. Makani’s Medical Career Choices, Sacrifices And Successes
When she was in her early 30s, at the peak of her career as a young scientist, Julie Makani endeavored to do what many...
Tanzania: AI Tool Used To Predict Mosquitos’ Age
Africa had about 95 per cent of the world’s 247 million cases of malaria in 2021
Researchers tested whether an AI tool could predict ages...
How This Doctor Handled Patients In Lindi Region Amid Outbreak Fears
Field fever, or known as leptospirosis, had been documented in more than 10 regions of Tanzania since 1990 but in July 2022, during the...