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Health Journalists in Tanzania
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Tanzania: How Speed-Dating Practice Can Boost Science Journalism
Dar es Salaam. Imagine being a scientist, toiling away in your lab, making revolutionary discoveries that could potentially…
Is Your Card Still Valid? NHIF Assures Services Amidst “Rumors”
In a bid to quell growing panic among its members, the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has denied…
MedicoRoundUp: Top Headlines In Medicine And Health This Week
As we gear up for a new week, let’s take a look back at some of the major…
MedicoRoundUP: NIMR Scientist Awarded Prestigious UNESCO-TWAS Grant To Study TB…and much more..
The new week starts tomorrow. Let’s catch up for a roundup of Tanzania’s Medical Sector Headlines of the…
Plight Of Medical Interns In East Africa
A new study has found that medical interns, an important workforce providing first-line healthcare services in hospitals, are…
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…
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…
What Happens When Doctors Get Sick? Personal Experience With Breast Cancer
It was November 2007, when Dr. Grace Mzengi was 43. That’s when she noticed a painless, soft lump…
Becoming A ‘Disease Detective’ In Tanzania
When the country is tense, say at the height of a disease outbreak or other health threats, Oscar…
To Stop Disease X, Accountability Key to New Pandemic Treaty
To prevent future outbreaks from becoming global pandemics, an independent coalition of global leaders has called for an…