Tag: NIMR
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...
MUHAS Gets Pharmacist As Vice Chancellor, The University’s Historic First
In a historic first for Tanzania's oldest state medical school, a Pharmacology Professor, Apolinary Kamuhabwa, has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Muhimbili...
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 Week (03-10 December 2023). We kick...
Tanzania: Novel Bed Net Makes Mosquitoes Unable To Fly Or Bite
An innovative bed net that immobilises mosquitoes by making them unable to move or fly could reduce malaria infection in children significantly, says a...
Characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Tanzania studied amid data scarcity
Average age of COVID-19 patients is 41 years, the study finds
The results come at a time when research on COVID-19 in...
Inside Tanzania’s COVID-19 research agenda: The Rise, Fall and Rise again
Tanzania’s research sector is recovering from a year-long official denial of COVID-19, during which researchers did not have the freedom to study the pandemic. ...