May 24

• Tanzania: Indian Diabetes Drug Sparks Controversy

  AS the controversy over the efficacy of an Indian-made diabetes drug, Wosulin, hots up at Zanzibar's Mnazi Mmoja main hospital, patients are being put in danger. Read more »

May 23

• Tanzania: Aga Khan Hospital Turns to Specialty in Neurosciences

  AMONG the many healthrelated challenges that Tanzanians face today are neurological disorders and neurosurgical intervention. Read more »

• Tanzania: Alcohol Abuse On the Increase, House Told

  TWENTY five per cent of males in Tanzania consume excessive alcohol, while the rate of females stood at 13.4 per cent, the National Assembly was told. Read more »

May 22

• Tanzania: Prostitution - a Growing 'Menace'

  A SPECIAL Seats legislator, Ms Catherine Magige (CCM), railed rather emotionally in the National Assembly recently at the proliferation of prostitution in Tanzania, a situation... Read more »

May 17

• Tanzania: Foundation Gets Sh40 Million Shot in Arm for Sickle Cell Centre

  A CAMPAIGN by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Tanzania to set up the first ever sickle cell centre in the country has received a major boost, thanks to the efforts of a Canadian... Read more »

• Tanzania: Food - Future of Agriculture Promising

  A LONG time struggle to transform agriculture is bearing fruit, giving hope for a brighter future. That was the implication in President Jakaya Kikwete's move when launching an... Read more »

• Tanzania: SARPCCO Vows to Curb Transnational Crime

  SOUTHERN African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) has made resolution to beef up security on borders to curb transnational organised crime in the region. Read more »

May 16

• Tanzania: Expert Touts Sex Education in Schools

  THE Tanzania Institute of Education (TIE) has been advised to review curriculum for schools to include sex and reproductive health education. Read more »

• Tanzania: State Issues Bird Flu Alert

  THE public has been warned against touching dead birds following a new threat of avian fever or bird flu. Bird flu is an illness caused by any of many different strains of... Read more »

May 14

• East Africa: Golden Jubilee - When AU Has a Lot to Share With EAC

  REMEMBER the OAU? It used to stand for the 'Organization of African Unity,' a Pan-African body which, unfortunately became a favourite joke among Western countries, christening it... Read more »

• Tanzania: Pan-African Personality of the Year to Be Known in Arusha This Month

  WILL it be Kwame Nkrumah, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere or Samora Machel? The riddle about who will be declared winner of the prestigious Pan-African personality for the year 2013 will be... Read more »

• Tanzania: Dar Rotary Club, U.S. Foundation Restore Hearing to Over 2000

  ROTARY Club of Dar es Salaam has Joined the United States- based Starkey Foundation to conduct a four-consecutive- day (April 16 to 19th) free Medical Hearing Aid Camp in... Read more »

• Tanzania: Over 11,000 Nungwi Villagers Get Fresh Water

  MORE than 11,000 residents of Nungwi village in North Unguja, started getting fresh and clean water on Sunday, after completion of the construction of a well through the financial... Read more »

• Tanzania: Kikwete Lays Emphasis On Farming Research

  PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has reaffirmed the commitment by the government to invest in agricultural research, saying it is the only way to eliminate hunger and poverty. Read more »

May 10

• Tanzania: Stars Fail to Go Up in FIFA Ranking

  TANZANIA has failed to move further up the FIFA World Rankings, holding on to 116th position, so are their next opponents in the World Cup qualifiers Morocco, who remain on 74th... Read more »

May 8

• Tanzania: UNFPA Urges Increased Funding to Family Planning

  ADEQUATE allocation of funds to family planning programmes is vital for the country to realise 60 per cent contraceptive prevalence by 2015, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)... Read more »

May 7

• Tanzania: Open Doors for International Museum Day

  TANZANIA will next week celebrate the climax of International Museum Day (IMD). The National Museum and House of Culture management plan opening their doors to the community in a... Read more »

May 6

• Tanzania: Tanzanian Teacher Wins International Award

  TANZANIANS have immense potential to reach the stars, as shown by Mrs Swaleha Mohamedali Chandoo, who has won the International Teacher of The Year award from the Division of... Read more »

• Tanzania: WTO Applauds Dar es Salaam for Efforts in Easing Trade

  PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has won accolades by the global trade watchdog by contributing in enabling Tanzania and the entire East Africa overcome unnecessary costs in doing... Read more »

• Tanzania: Access to Information Among Villagers Still Poor in Zanzibar

  A STUDY titled, 'Media Sector Mapping in Zanzibar' was conducted between January and February, this year by Search for Common Ground (SfCG) and Tanzania Media Women's Association... Read more »

May 3

• Tanzania: IMF Student Dies After Eating Food From Vendor

  A STUDENT at the Institute of Finance Management (IFM), identified as Franklin Mosha (24), has died mysteriously when he was eating food from a vendor, commonly known as 'mama... Read more »

• Tanzania: VP Stresses Research for Solving Health Problems

  RESEARCH conducted by health research institutions in the country should help in solving health problems facing the population, Vice-President Dr Mohamed Gharib Bilal has urged. Read more »

April 29

• Tanzania: ILO Calls for Global Action to Fight Work-Place Diseases

  Sunday is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The International Labor Organization (ILO) has called for an "urgent and vigorous" global campaign to tackle the growing number... Read more »

April 26

• Tanzania: Plan to Reduce Maternal Mortality Intensified

  THE Campaign for Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) is an African Union Commission (AUC) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) initiative to... Read more »

April 24

• Tanzania: WHO for Intensified War Against Malaria

  AS the world celebrates Malaria Day on Thursday, African countries have been reminded over the need to increase efforts to combat the pandemic. Currently only one fifth of the... Read more »