Plane crash in Lake Victoria, Tanzania: what it says of air safety in Africa - Paul IK, Thomas JA, Kavishe ZJ, Jubilate A, Nchasi G.
Achieving aviation safety is still a challenge in the African region. The field does not receive much attention before the occurrence of accidents, resulting in tragic outcomes such as high numbers of deaths and injuries. On 6 November 2022, a Tanzanian Pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Tanzania: Kagera Records Improvement in Childhood Stunting
[Daily News] Bukoba -- 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, it has been disclosed. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Komatsu, Hitachi Construction boost financing for African, U.S. buyers
TOKYO -- Japan's Komatsu and Hitachi Construction Machinery are ramping up financing services to support overseas buyers, looking to tap demand in growing markets despite surging prices. Komatsu and Tokyo-based financial services provider SBI Group have partnered to make inroads in Africa, where…#tokyo #komatsu #sbigroup #africa #kenya #tanzania #ghana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: Tanzania Records Achievements in Addressing NTDs
[Daily News] TANZANIA : TANZANIA has largely reduced Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), including lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, trachoma, elephantiasis and hydrocele. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
‘Oldest wooden structure’ discovered on border of Zambia and Tanzania
Logs shaped with sharp tools on border of river predate rise of modern humans and may have formed walkway or platformResearchers have discovered remnants of what is thought to be the world ’s oldest known wooden structure, an arrangement of logs on the bank of a river bordering Zambia and Tanzania that predates the rise of modern humans.The simple structure, made by shaping two logs with sharp stone tools, may have formed part of a walkway or platform for human ancestors who lived along the Kalambo River nearly 500,000 years ago.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 20, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Archaeology Science Zambia Africa World news Source Type: news
Tanzania: Ministry to Raise Awareness on Rabies Disease
[Daily News] 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. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Evaluating the impact of a training program in prehospital trauma care and mental health for traffic police in Arusha, Tanzania - Koranda NW, Knettel BA, Mabula P, Joshi R, Kisigo G, Klein C, Bunting A, Lauritsen M, O'Tool J, Dunlop SJ.
This study examines the potential impact of a brief training program ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Identity threats and ideas of superiority as drivers of religious violence? Evidence from a survey experiment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Basedau M, Gobien S, Hoffmann L.
Religion has become increasingly contentious in recent years. Faith-based discrimination, hostility and violence seem to have increased worldwide. But how can faith lead to conflict? In this article, we test the impact of two important dimensions of religi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Tanzania: Over 1000 Children With Malnutrition Treated in Mara
[Daily News] 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. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Nutrition Tanzania Source Type: news
Logistics management in tourism: a literature survey on role of emergency logistics preparedness in adventure tourism in the United Republic of Tanzania - Rutaba YA.
This paper aims to investigate the significance of emergency logistics preparedness in adventure tourism through a literature review. The methodology used in this study is based on reviewing published papers on logistics planning, preparedness, and emergen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Tanzania: Bunge Committee Demands Expansion of TMDA Labs
[Daily News] 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 the improvement of their laboratory infrastructure. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Experts Advise Means for Reducing Maternal Deaths
[Daily News] HEALTH experts have called for adoption of the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended heat-resilient carbetocin (HSC) and tranexamic acid (TXA) medicine for controlling excessive blood loss after giving birth (Postpartum hemorrhage) which has been a leading cause of maternal deaths. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Tanzania to Vaccinate Over 3 Million Children Against Polio
[Daily News] TANZANIA The Health Ministry is set to vaccinate over 3, 250,000 Tanzanian children under the age of eight against polio. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Polio Sustainable Development Tanzania Source Type: news
Africa: Focus On Agroecology to Ensure Food Security in Africa #AfricaClimateHope
[Daily News] 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 ecology, in response to climate change that is currently threatening food systems. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Agribusiness Food and Agriculture Economy, Business and Finance Climate East Africa Environment Health and Medicine NGOs and Civil Society Nutrition Sustainable Development Tanzania Source Type: news
Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives
Remains pillaged in colonial era for ‘scientific’ experiments are DNA matched to Tanzanian descendantsResearchers in Berlin have identified living relatives of people whose remains were stolen from Tanzania and taken to Germany for “scientific” experiments during the colonial era.Berlin ’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History has beencarrying out research since 2017 on about 1,100 skulls taken from what was then known as German East Africa.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Agence France-Presse in Berlin Tags: World news Africa Tanzania Germany Colonialism Europe Museums Genetics Source Type: news
