Tanzania: Inside Tanzania's Life-Saving Birthcare Model

Tanzania is winning the battle against maternal and newborn deaths, as the latest numbers reveal a significant decline. Read more »

Africa: WHO-AFRO Director Race Heats Up as Tanzania Taps Dr Janabi

Tanzania has nominated Professor Mohamed Janabi as the next Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa to advance healthcare on the continent. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Fighting Forces Hundreds of Mpox Patients to Leave Treatment Centres

More than 600 people infected with mpox left treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo due to fighting in the eastern part of the country, the African Centers for… Read more »

Tanzania: Groundbreaking Health Intervention in Tanzania Cuts Maternal And Newborn Deaths

A revolutionary health intervention program in Tanzania, which focuses on improving the quality of care during birth, is significantly reducing the rates of maternal and newborn… Read more »

Tanzania: Scalable Birth Care Approach in Tanzania Saves 1,000+ Lives - Study

Scaling this bundle of care could have transformative impact on countries with highest burden of newborn and maternal death around the world The magnitude of women’s lives… Read more »

Africa: 'No Marburg Confirmed In Tanzania', But Mpox Remains 'Public Health Emergency'

The Director-General of the African Centers for Disease Control, Jean Kaseya, has said the center stands is ready to support Tanzania and other countries in the region where… Read more »

Tanzania: Emergency Crews Continue Rescue Ops in Deadly Dar es Salaam Building Collapse

November 16 building collapse leaves 13 people dead Read more »

Africa: Peer Power - How Youth-Led Outreach Can Transform PrEP Access in Tanzania #HIVR4P2024

Margareth Mwakilasa, an assistant research fellow at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and a PhD student in Global Health at University College Dublin,… Read more »

Tanzania: U.S. Embassy in Tanzania Closed Due to Regional Internet Outage

The U.S. Embassy in Tanzania was forced to close its doors to the public for two days due to a widespread internet outage affecting several East African countries, reports BBC… Read more »

Tanzania: Mabinti Centre - Place of Hope Offers Dignity After Fistula

Anastasia Majasho's journey with obstetric fistula began during her second pregnancy. Prolonged labor led to complications, and despite a previous cesarean scar, a vaginal delivery… Read more »

Tanzania: Meet Zuhura Ahmed, A Young Leader in Climate Action

The fight against climate change is seeing women emerge as powerful leaders around the globe, and Tanzania is no different. At the WomenLift Health conference in Dar es Salaam,… Read more »

Africa: WomenLift Health Conference Aims to Break Down Barriers for Women in Global Leadership

The vibrant city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania becomes a focal point for a global revolution this weekend. An international global movement for women in health leadership converges… Read more »

Tanzania: President Suluhu's Condolence Message After Former PM Lowassa's Death

Former Tanzania PM Lowassa died in Dar es Salaam on February 10. Read more »

Tanzania: Govt Confirms Death of Second Student in Israel

A Tanzanian student, Joshua Mollel, initially reported missing after a Hamas attack on an Israeli kibbutz in October 2023, has been confirmed dead by the Tanzanian government,… Read more »

South Africa: Africa's First HIV Vaccine Trial Fails

An experimental HIV vaccine trial conducted in South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda was prematurely terminated due to preliminary findings indicating the vaccine would not be… Read more »

Africa: End Child Marriage - 'Ensure Perpetrators Are Blamed and Shamed, And Not The Girl'

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Africa: Lack of Empathy for Girls Fuels Tension Between Reconciling Families vs Enforcing Laws on GBV

On the Day of a Girl Child, 11th October, I received a message from Girls Not Brides, inquiring if I am available to speak during the visit of Michelle Obama, Melinda French Gates… Read more »

Uganda: Regional Court Throws Out Multi-Billion EACOP Challenge

On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, a regional court reportedly dismissed a legal challenge to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project between Tanzania and Uganda, which has drawn… Read more »

East Africa: Kenya's Cargo Battle Plan - Keeping Tanzania at Bay

Kenya initiated a series of measures to revitalize its cargo business at its ports, challenged by competition from the port of Dar es Salaam, reports The East African. Read more »

Tanzania: Urgent Calls for Safe Return of Tanzanians Allegedly Held by Hamas

The Israeli government officially identified two Tanzanians, Joshua Loitu Mollel and Clemence Felix Mtenga, as being held captive by Hamas since the attack that occurred on October… Read more »

Africa: Two Tanzanians and One South African Held Hostage By Hamas, Says Israel

In the aftermath of the October 7 bombings in Israel, Hamas has reportedly taken 224 hostages, including two Tanzanians and a South African, according to the Israeli… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Wants to Support Decarbonisation and New Energy Access in Africa - US Dept Energy's Volz

Joshua Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe, Eurasia, Africa, Middle East in the US Department of Energy, is in Cape Town, South Africa, for Africa Energy Week, and his… Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzanian Brothers Advance to America's Got Talent Grand Finals

Two Tanzanian performing artists, known as the Ramadhani Brothers, Fadhili, 26, and Ibrahim, 36,  have advanced to the grand finals of the America's Got Talent (AGT) TV show. Read more »

Africa: The Global North Should Focus on Climate Accountability, Not Just Compensation

Vast swathes of ancient forest are cut for timber. Oil is endlessly extracted from wells cut deep in the ground. And as countless species are irrecoverably driven to extinction,… Read more »

Tanzania: Weaving a Sustainable Future with African Youth at the Helm

"We had to make a statement that Africa does not want to be victims of climate change, but rather champions of climate action." Read more »