Tanzania: Measures Put in Place to Counter Zika Virus

Tanzania has put in place precautionary measures against the Zika Virus, which is ravaging countries in the Americas and described by the World Health Organization (WHO), as a global threat.

Deputy Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children, Dr Hamisi Kigwangalla, made the assurance in his response to a supplementary question by Special Seats MP, Ms Suzan Lyimo (Chadema), who had queried the preparedness of the country to tackle the disease.

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