TB Preventive Treatment: the Need for Choice
The progress made in HIV prevention is nothing short of a global success story. It is time that TB caught up to HIV. Medicine is simply too advanced for us to tolerate how one disease can be beaten back yet another continues to flourish. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Violet ChihotaJOHANNESBURG, Jul 26 2023 (IPS) Before COVID-19 came along, the two most lethal infectious diseases were HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Even though HIV still lingers, with 1.5 million people contracting the infection every year, epidemiologists point to the availability of many HIV prevention options as a primary reason for the decreasing caseload.
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Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Violet Chihota Tags: Africa Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs tuberculosis (TB) Source Type: news
Tanzania: Barrick Bulyanhulu Combats Malaria in Mining Area
[Daily News] Barrick Bulyanhulu has embarked on the initiative to create awareness of the malaria pandemic among mining workers and people in the surrounding areas. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - July 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Mining Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Tz On Right Track to Improve Mother, Child Health
[Daily News] TANZANIA is on the right track in efforts to improve maternal, mother and child health, Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu has said. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Stop Selling Kidneys - VP
[Daily News] TANZANIANS, especially youths have been urged to shun donating their kidneys for business to avoid serious health complications which may arise. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Stop Selling Kidney - VP
[Daily News] TANZANIANS, especially youths have been urged to shun donating their kidneys for business to avoid serious health complications which may arise. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Governance Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Rwanda: Nearly 100 Babies Saved in Three Months As Caesarean Sections Made Available in Refugee Camp
[savethechildren_uk] Mahama, Rwanda -- The fully equipped medical centre in Mahama Refugee Camp II in eastern province near the border with Tanzania opened in April this year, run by Save the Children and can carry out up to three C-sections daily for refugee women and those from neighbouring communities. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 21, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Central Africa Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Health and Medicine NGOs and Civil Society Pregnancy and Childbirth Refugees and Displacement Rwanda Sustainable Development Women and Gender Source Type: news
Tanzania: Canada Funded Health-Nutrition Project Launched in Dodoma
[Daily News] Tanzania and Canada have jointly launched a new project led by Nutrition International which aims at improving the health of adolescents in the country by providing them with improved access to sexual reproductive health and nutrition services. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Nutrition Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Can Pineapple Peel Juice Cure Bladder Cancer? Available Scientific Evidence Does Not Support Online Claims
[Africa Check] IN SHORT: Cancer can be debilitating and expensive to treat, which is why claims on social media that the cure lies in a widely available fruit could easily gain traction. But they are not backed up by science. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 21, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Malaria could increase as temperatures rise and mosquitoes move
As the planet warms, mosquitoes are slowly migrating upward. The temperature range where malaria-carrying mosquitoes thrive is rising in elevation. Researchers have found evidence of the phenomenon from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous, populous regions of eastern Africa.…#southamerica #africa #mtkilimanjaro #ethiopia #manishakulkarni #universityofottawa #kulkarni #hawaiian #tanzania #kenya (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: Govt Saves 31bn/ - for Treating Heart Patients Within the Country
[Daily News] THE government has saved over 31bn/- in the 2022/23 financial year after treating cardiac patients at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) instead of referring them abroad. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Surges Over 43% In One Week, What ’s Pushing It?
While Bitcoin price recedes from the $30,000 support, payment solutions Stellar (XLM) and XRP continue riding the bullish wave, with Stellar (XLM) outranking top gainers today amid impressive ecosystem developments. Determined to break all barriers to the $0.2 target, XLM painted all charts green,…#stellar #xlm #xrp #xlmrides #moneygram #honeycoin #usdc #nigeria #ghana #tanzania (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: World Population Day - Why Zanzibaris Should Consider Children Spacing Important
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- "WE give birth a lot in Zanzibar, let's reduce the number of births to give the mother a break. Maternal and child deaths are high and are related to women giving birth too much," this message was delivered by the Isles Minister of Health, Nassor Ahmed Mazrui in two separate occasions as a warning on consequences of population growth. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 19, 2023 Category: OBGYN Tags: Children and Youth East Africa Health and Medicine Pregnancy and Childbirth Tanzania Source Type: news
A qualitative assessment of stakeholder perspectives on barriers and facilitators to emergency care delays in Northern Tanzania through the Three Delays - Hosaka L, Tupetz A, Sakita FM, Shayo F, Staton C, Mmbaga BT, Joiner AP.
INTRODUCTION: Emergency conditions cause a significant burden of death and disability, particularly in developing countries. Prehospital and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are largely nonexistent throughout Tanzania and little is known about the communit... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Tanzania: Muhas Grooms Elite Cardiac Surgeons
[Daily News] AS Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) reveals why it has been rated among the top three universities in Sub-Sahara Africa, the institute brags of producing the first-ever batch of cardiothoracic surgery graduates in the present academic year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance East Africa Education Health and Medicine Labour Sustainable Development Tanzania Source Type: news
Patterns and trends of in-hospital mortality due to non-communicable diseases and injuries in Tanzania, 2006-2015 - Mboera LEG, Kishamawe C, Rumisha SF, Chiduo MG, Kimario E, Bwana VM.
This study was carried out to determine the patterns, trends, and causes of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
