Tag: Health Journalism in Africa
Tanzania gears up for COVID-19 vaccine in weeks as third wave looms
WHO-Africa confirms government’s request is under process
Data reporting doesn’t fuel panic, says Tanzanian expert
Variants spreading in neighbouring countries pose third wave...
2% of world’s COVID-19 vaccines administered in Africa
Less than 2% of the 690 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered to date globally have been in Africa, says the World Health Organisation.
Most countries...
COVID-19: Tanzania embarks on evidence-based approach
The new President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced intention to form a technical committee that would advise the government on how to...
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 I was entering the world of...
Meet ‘HIV friends’ who share cards for life-saving benefits in Tanzania
If not for a friendship card that he exchanged with a newly found pal, Mr Paul Aloyce says he could have missed a clinic...
COVID-19: What research says as Tanzania’s largest hospital introduces steam therapy
Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) has installed four steam therapy facilities each worth Sh7.5 million ($3,200) as part of the country’s coronavirus response.
However, questions...