Tanzania: Dar Receives Sudanese Medical Students for Practical Training
[Daily News] MUHIMBILI National Hospital (MNH) has received 150 medical students for practical training from the University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST) of Khartoum, Sudan due to an ongoing civil war in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 20, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine South Sudan Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Experts Conduct Ecological Study On Marburg Virus Disease
[Daily News] Bukoba -- A SECTORAL team comprising experts from different ministries are conducting ecological study on the originality of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD), which has claimed lives of six Tanzanians. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Tanzanians Cautioned Against Random Usage of Medicines
[Daily News] Bukoba -- KAGERA residents and all Tanzanians have been cautioned against random usage of medicines, instead should adhere to prescription given by medical doctors. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Sweet Potatoes Farming to Fight Malnutrition
[Daily News] OVER 140,000 youths and women in Ilemela, Sengerema and Buchosa District Councils in Mwanza Region are set to benefit from modern sweet nutritious potato farming which is expected to fight malnutrition among children under five years. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Nutrition Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: National Centre for Synchronising Digital Health Systems in Offing
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government said it will soon launch the national digital health systems centre which will be responsible for synchronising digital health systems for more efficiency in service deliveries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Seedstars, Fondation Botnar launch new fund to back African startups focused on youth wellbeing
Seedstars Capital and Swiss philanthropic foundation Fondation Botnar have launched Seedstars Youth Wellbeing Ventures, a $20 million investment mandate targeting early-stage startups in Africa that are focused on improving the wellbeing of people below 30 years in low-and-middle-income countries.…#seedstarscapital #fondationbotnar #africa #tanzania #ghana #senegal #morocco #egypt #seedstars #benjaminlanger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Watch adorable moment lion cubs react to watching " The Lion King " movie
Watching Disney's The Lion King for the first time is an experience that few people can forget, often leaving them emotionally scarred, clutching for the tissues to dry their never-ending stream of tears. Two youngsters were recently treated to their very own screening of the beloved film, but…#disney #lionking #tanzania #priderock #kilimanjaro #worldwildlifefund #african #africa #wwf #yougov (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: 'I'm Not Worried About My Records Being Lost'
[E.G. Pediatric Aids Foundation] Blandina Raphael Chamsahama is a 40-year-old single parent to four children. She works as a community-based health services (CBHS) volunteer at the Levelosi Health Center in Arusha, Tanzania. Her passion for CBHS activities grew out of her empathy for other people challenged by disease, and her own lived experience. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Mwinyi Lauds Govt-UNICEF Strong Ties
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Hussein Ali Mwinyi has commended the strong relations between his government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), especially in health and education, as he bade farewell to outgoing UNICEF Country Representative, Ms Shalin Bahuguna. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Education External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Tanzania Source Type: news
Teachers as perpetrators of gender-based violence against girl students within schools: voices of victims in Tanzania reveal - Msambwa MM, Fute A, Lyanga AA.
UNESCO's member states have made notable achievements in gender equality in education participation. In the East African region, by 2019, Gender Parity Index in lower secondary schools stood at 1.03 for Tanzania, 1.01 for Kenya, 0.89 for Ethiopia, and 1.13... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a representative community sample of families in three East African refugee camps - Scharpf F, Masath FB, Mkinga G, Kyaruzi E, Nkuba M, Machumu M, Hecker T.
PURPOSE: To assess the prevalence of suicidality and associated factors of suicide risk in a sample of Burundian refugee families living in three refugee camps in Tanzania. METHODS: Children (n = 230) and their parents (n = 460) were random... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Tanzania: Zanzibar First Lady Urges Improvement in Food Safety
[Daily News] Dodoma -- ZANZIBAR First Lady, Ms Maryam Mwinyi, has encouraged community members, manufacturers, importers, and respective authorities to play their part to improve food safety and avoid contaminations. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Food and Agriculture East Africa Health and Medicine Nutrition Tanzania Source Type: news
A cross-sectional analysis of young men's gambling and intimate partner violence perpetration in Mwanza, Tanzania - Brambilla R, Mshana GH, Mosha N, Malibwa D, Ayieko P, Sichalwe S, Kapiga S, St öckl H.
OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Tanzania is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. There are very few studies on the co-occurrence of gambling and IPV and none from LMICs, despite gambling being a behaviour associated wi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
"I don't do anything; I'm just being taken care of": experiences of patients and their caregivers transitioning back into the community following traumatic injury in northern Tanzania - Tupetz A, Barcenas LK, Isaacson JE, Nickenig Vissoci JR, Gerald V, Kingazi JR, Mushi I, Peter TA, Staton CA, Mmbaga BT, Bettger JP.
After discharge from the hospital for traumatic injury, patients and their caregivers face a period of increased vulnerability. This adjustment phase is poorly characterized, especially in low- and middle-income countries. We explored the experiences of pa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Tanzania: CAG Raises Concern Over Existence of Expired Medicines in Isles
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- THE Zanzibar Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has revealed the existence of expired medicines worth more than 3.3bn/- in central medical stores in the Islands that could constitute a serious health hazard if 'mishandled and penetrates into the market.' (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
