Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
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May 20
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Tanzania: HIV/Aids Stakeholders Meet in Arusha On Tuesday
STAKEHOLDERS working in the area of HIV and AIDS prevention in Arusha Region are meeting on Tuesday to discuss the extent to which HIV and AIDS prevention programme and related... Read more »
May 19
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Tanzania: Some Challenges of Being a Maasai Woman
The Maasai tribe of Kenya and Tanzania has long been a beacon of traditional culture to many Africans - and for Westerners on safari through Maasai Mara, Samburu or Amboseli, a... Read more »
May 7
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Tanzania: Don Calls for Home Grown Anti-Malaria Drive
AN expert has advised the government to initiate increased funding of anti-malaria programmes from local sources and stop the dependence syndrome on external donors in fighting the... Read more »
May 2
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Tanzania: Re-Use of Condoms in Makete Stymie Fight Against HIV
WHEN the First Lady Salma Kikwete and Mrs Sue Green, wife of the then US Ambassador to Tanzania in 2008 visited Ndulamo Village south of the country, she did not know their visit... Read more »
May 1
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Tanzania: HIV Infection Rate Is Highest in Towns
A RECENT report over HIV/ AIDS prevalence issued by Tanzania Commission for Aids (TACAIDS), showing a slight decline from 5.8 per cent in the last five years to 5.1 in 2012 has... Read more »
April 26
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Tanzania: Plans Afoot to Set Up Special HIV Fund
PLANS are underway to establish a special fund for HIV/AIDS and reduce the country's dependence on external donors by a half, the Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS) Director... Read more »
April 19
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Tanzania: Men's Participation in Reproductive Health Vital
MEN'S participation in reproductive health education can reduce to a considerable extent deaths caused by pregnancy and childbirth complications. Read more »
April 15
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Tanzania: High Incidence of HIV/Aids in Secondary Schools Worries MPs
THE government has been advised to introduce HIV/AIDS as a compulsory subject in secondary schools to help increase awareness among the youth and keep track on the spread of the... Read more »
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Tanzania: Bunge Committee Pushes for HIV/Aids Control Fund
IN the wake of dwindling and unreliable financial support from development partners, there is an urgent need for the government to form a national HIV/AIDS control fund. Read more »
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Tanzania: Making Education On HIV/Aids Compulsory in Schools May Not Bear Fruit
WORRIED about escalating HIV/AIDS in schools, especially secondary schools, some legislators have advised the government to make some changes to the syllabuses and if possible... Read more »
April 10
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Tanzania: Call for Zanzibaris to Undergo HIV Test
SOME Members of the Zanzibar House of Representatives have advised the government to sensitise all people in the Isles to test for HIV as an effective way of fighting the vice. Read more »
April 8
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Tanzania: Commercial Sex Business Flourishes in Dar es Salaam
AT LEAST 15,000 male clients meet female sex workers every night in Dar es Salaam. Findings have revealed that there are 7,500 female sex workers, a research by the Ministry of... Read more »
April 7
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Tanzania: Kagera HIV Rate Drops Drastically
KAGERA Region reduced the rate of HIV infections from 3.7 per cent to 3.4 last year due to concerted effort to control AIDS pandemic, the Kagera Regional Commissioner, Fabian... Read more »
March 28
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Tanzania: HIV Infection Rates Seen Dropping
THE average HIV/AIDS prevalence among people aged between 15 and 49 in Tanzania has dropped from seven per cent in the last ten years to 5.1 in 2012, Tanzania Commission for AIDS... Read more »
March 22
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Tanzania: Bunge Committee Hails NGO for Fight Against HIV/Aids
THE Parliamentary Social Services Committee has hailed the impressive work done by the Tanzania Youth Alliance (TAYOA) in fighting new HIV/Aids infections. Read more »
March 1
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Tanzania: Dar Seeks New HIV/AIDS Funding
TANZANIA has lined up a number of strategies to fill the gap left by partners who have ceased funding HIV-AIDS programmes to the tune of 60 per cent of total requirements. Read more »
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Tanzania: State Seeks to Curb HIV/Aids Stigma At Work
THE government is reviewing the Employment and Labour Relations Act to ensure, among other issues, that employers provide required services to their employees living with HIV/AIDS. Read more »
February 28
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Tanzania: Hope 4 Young Girls Tanzania - Where Teen Girls Empower Others
Teenage pregnancies remain a thorn in the flesh for the education sector in this country. And, from the look of things, no light is shinning at the end of the dark tunnel as... Read more »
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Tanzania: Infant, Maternal Mortality Rates Drop in Moshi
INFANT mortality has sharply dropped in Moshi Municipality, from 160 in 2006 to 18 last year per 1,000 live births, a decline of 142 deaths. Read more »
February 26
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Tanzania: Moshi Makes Progress in Curbing Child Mortality
MORTALITY rate for children under five years of age in Moshi municipality has sharply dropped from 160 in 2006 to 18 last year per 1,000 live births, a decline of 142 deaths; while... Read more »
February 21
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Tanzania: Don't Abandon Art, People Living With HIV Urged
TUNAJALI HIV Care, Treatment and Support Services programme has called upon people living with HIV (PLHIVs), who stopped using Antiretroviral therapy (ART), for any reason, to... Read more »
February 11
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Tanzania: Handeni Promotes Male Circumcision to Curb HIV Spread
HANDENI district have launched a campaign to compel men in the area to undergo circumcision as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDS. Read more »
February 10
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Tanzania: Sumbawanga HIV/Aids Infection Go Down
NKASI District in Rukwa Region has succeeded to reduce HIV infection rate from 17 to 3.1 per cent, a landmark for the past seven years , which should be upheld and sustained, Nkasi... Read more »
January 29
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Tanzania: Men Have Role in Reducing HIV in Infants
THE involvement of a woman's partner in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV is of fundamental importance and many programmes focusing on this have strived... Read more »
January 15
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Tanzania: HIV/Aids Infections Drop in Kagera
HIV/Aids infections in Kagera region have dropped from 3.7 per cent to 3.4 last year due to concerted efforts to control the pandemic, the Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr... Read more »
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