October 27, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania Firm to Cut Drugs Import
THE government has expressed its resolve to ensure pharmaceutical factories are established in the country despite an opposition from some individuals and entities. Read more »
October 24, 2023
Tanzania: Swiss-Funded Project Enrolls 4 Million Tanzanians in Health Insurance
DODOMA: THE Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) through its Improved Health Community Fund (iCHF) Project, has enrolled over four million citizens into a functional… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Tanzania: Elders Call for Increased Budget to Their Health Scheme
DAR ES SALAAM: KIGAMBONI Council of Elders has advised the government to increase budget for health insurance serving the elderly people so that the group could adequately access… Read more »
October 16, 2023
Tanzania: Bmh Awards Best Performing Sections As It Marks Eight Years of Service
DODOMA: DODOMA based Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) has awarded its four sections for excellent performance, as the Central Zone Referral Hospital marked eight (8) years of service… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Tanzania: Family Planning Users in Dodoma Hit 64%
DODOMA: DODOMA has been cited among the regions with the highest percentage of family planning services, with the number of family planning users shooting from 40 to 64 per cent,… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Tanzania: Govt Issues Medical IDs to 600,000 Elders
THE government has issued medical Identity Cards (ID) cards to 585,600 needy elders as part of implementation of the plan for better health services for such a special group. Read more »
Tanzania: Hospital Offers Free Screening to Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month
THE Ampola Tasakhtaa Hospital in Zanzibar has organised a three-day medical camp for breast cancer screening. Read more »
October 10, 2023
Tanzania: 'Digital Innovation Key to Effective Provision of Health Services'
DAR ES SALAAM: THE Health Promotion and System Strengthening (HPSS) 'Tuimarishe Afya' project implementers have called for digital innovations in health sector to enhance reforms… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Tanzania: Universal Health Coverage Key to Provision of Quality Health Services - Mwinyi
ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR President, Hussein Mwinyi has argued that the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is important in reaching Tanzania's goal to offer quality medical services. Read more »
October 02, 2023
East Africa: EAC Challenged to Harness Digital Technologies to Manage Diseases
ARUSHA : THE Partner States of the East African Community (EAC) have been called upon to adopt digital technologies including telemedicine, health apps, wearable devices and… Read more »
September 26, 2023
Tanzania: Ministry Secures Permit for 51 Job Slots in Health Cadres
PRESIDENT's Office, Regional Administration, Local Governments and Special Departments has secured permits for 51 job slots in the health cadres to address manpower shortage in the… Read more »
September 27, 2023
Tanzania: Government Impresses U.S. Ambassador Over Researches On Diseases
ZANZIBAR: THE US Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Michael Battle has hailed the Public Health Laboratory Ivo de Carneri (PHL-IdC) that is located at Wawi area in South Pemba, for a good… Read more »
September 24, 2023
Tanzania: Health Centre Nears Completion
KAGERA : BUKOBA Municipal's Kashai Ward Councillor Mr Ramadhan Kambuga has assured citizens that the construction of a health centre was in final stages. Read more »
Tanzania: Medical Authorities Say 97% of Drugs Meet Quality Standards
TANZANIA : THE Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) stated that an average of 97 per cent of drugs in the country's market meet quality standards. Read more »
September 22, 2023
Tanzania: Kagera Records Improvement in Childhood Stunting
KAGERA: THE rate of stunting among children aged below five years in Kagera Region has significantly improved from 41.7 per cent recorded during 2020/21 to 34.6 per cent this year,… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania Records Achievements in Addressing NTDs
TANZANIA : TANZANIA has largely reduced Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, trachoma,… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Tanzania: Mwinyi Asks Uganda to Buy Biolarvicides From Tz
CUBA : PRESIDENT Hussein Ali Mwinyi has asked Uganda to buy biolarvicides from Tanzania in a continued fight against diseases in the East African region. Read more »
September 20, 2023
Tanzania: Ministry to Raise Awareness on Rabies Disease
THE Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries plans to conduct countrywide awareness education about rabies disease ahead of the 17th World Rabies Day to be marked on September 28. Read more »
September 18, 2023
Tanzania: Over 1000 Children With Malnutrition Treated in Mara
At least 1,090 under-five children with malnutrition have been treated in the past one year, out of whom 608 had their health completely improved. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Tanzania: Bunge Committee Demands Expansion of TMDA Labs
PARLIAMENTARY Standing Committee on Health and HIV/AIDS has issued a directive and recommendation to the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) to seek funding for… Read more »
Tanzania: Experts Advise Means for Reducing Maternal Deaths
HEALTH experts have called for adoption of the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended heat-resilient carbetocin (HSC) and tranexamic acid (TXA) medicine for controlling… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania to Vaccinate Over 3 Million Children Against Polio
TANZANIA The Health Ministry is set to vaccinate over 3, 250,000 Tanzanian children under the age of eight against polio. Read more »
Africa: Focus On Agroecology to Ensure Food Security in Africa #AfricaClimateHope
AS the Africa's Food Systems Forum 2023 Summit (AGRF-2023) concludes today, the ActionAid Tanzania has underscored the need for African countries to deeply focus on agriculture… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Tanzania: Govt Recognises WHO Support in Curbing Marburg Virus
THE Tanzanian government has appreciated the World Health Organisation (WHO) for showing deliberate cooperation to the country which led to timely curbing of the Marburg Virus. Read more »
August 29, 2023
Tanzania: What Amref's Safe Delivery Campaign Means for Zanzibar
ZANZIBAR : ALTHOUGH statistics for maternal and child mortality in Zanzibar are still disturbing, AMREF Africa- Tanzania in collaboration with development partners are optimistic… Read more »