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Cholera Outbreak in Tanzania

Nine people are reported to have died after a cholera outbreak hit several fishing camps and a village along Lake Rukwa basin in Sumbawanga district.

Kenya: Former Commissioner Denies Knowledge of Police Impostor

Capital FM, 25 January 2013

Former Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere on Friday testified before the team investigating the conduct of alleged police imposter Joshua Waiganjo where he maintained he never… Read more »

Nine people are reported dead and over 300 undergoing treatment for cholera in Sumbawanga district (file photo).

Tanzania: 10,000 Sumbawanga Children to Get Diarrhoea, Pneumonia Vaccinations

Daily News, 7 January 2013

A TOTAL of 9,959 children below the age of five years in Sumbawanga Municipality in Rukwa Region will be vaccinated against Rotavirus diarrhoea and Pneumonia, the Municipal Medical… Read more »
Tanzania: Ministry of Health Distributes Cholera, Pneumonia Vaccines

Daily News, 14 December 2012

THE Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has started distributing new vaccines for cholera and pneumonia ready for country-wide vaccination in January, next year. Read more »
Tanzania: Magogoni Fish Market, a Ticking Time Bomb

Daily News, 19 December 2012

THE Magogoni International Fish Market located along the Indian Off-Shores, a modern facility that was constructed in Ilala Municipality by the Government of Japan through its… Read more »

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Discovery in Cholera Study

An examination of the worlds largest river basins found nutrient-rich and powerful river discharges led to spikes in the blooms of plankton associated with cholera outbreaks. ... Read more »
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