Primary school pupils' awareness of physical and sexual violence in Tanzania - Kimaro J, Biswalo U.
Children who have experienced physical and sexual violence are at risk for a variety of physical, mental, behavioural, and social issues that can lead to drug abuse and academic failure. However, how children perceive physical and sexual violence is unknow... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Tanzania: EU Allocates 150,000 Euros to Curb Cholera Spread
[Daily News] THE European Union has allocated 150,000 Euros (close to 414m/-) to Tanzania in humanitarian aid funding to assist in containing the Cholera outbreak which poses a significant risk to over 4 million people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
‘Queens’ Episode Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Air?
NatGeo is unleashing female power to the fullest extent in its new docuseries “Queens.” Created by a female-led production team and narrated by Angela Bassett, “Queens” centers on the natural world’s matriarchies and female leaders, spotlighting stories of sacrifice, resilience, friendship and…#natgeo #created #angelabassett #queens #tanzania #congo #centralafrica #african #behindqueens #hulu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
"When a man drinks alcohol it's cool but when a woman drinks she is a hoe": a qualitative exploration of alcohol, gender, stigma, and sexual assault in Moshi, Tanzania - Pauley A, Metcalf M, Buono M, Rent S, Mikindo M, Sawe Y, Kilasara J, Boshe J, Staton CA, Mmbaga BT.
Alcohol's ever-increasing global use poses a distinct threat to human well-being, with intake and associated burdens rising especially quickly in low- and middle-income countries like Tanzania. Prior research has shown alcohol use and related consequences ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Showmax Doc To Spotlight South African Convict Who Faked His Own Death By Burning In His Cell
South Africa’s Showmax is to tell the unbelievable true story of a convicted murderer and rapist who faked his own death by burning in his cell and escaped prison for a year. Scroll down for a trailer. Tracking Thabo Bester will drop first ep in 11 days time and profile the story of South Africa’s…#southafricasshowmax #trackingthabobester #southafrica #google #mareciadamons #danielsteyn #natnakasaaward #tanzania #nandiphamagudumana #nikkicomninos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Regional Military Leaders Meet in Eastern DRC to Coordinate Strategy Against M23 Rebels
[Independent (Kampala)] Kinshasa, DRC -- Stability hangs in the balance in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where military leaders from five regional countries have been meeting for days to devise a coordinated military strategy to end hostilities that risk escalating into a regional conflict. (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - March 4, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Arms and Military Affairs Burundi Central Africa Conflict, Peace and Security Congo-Kinshasa East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution South Africa Southern Africa Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: Moi Gets Boost On Brain Tumor Treatment
[Daily News] The Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) has received equipment worth 200m/-, to be used in the surgical treatment of brain tumors. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Tanzania: BMH Performs Highly-Specialized Artificial Heart Valve Surgery
[Daily News] The Dodoma-based Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) has successfully managed to perform the highly-specialized artificial heart valve surgery (HVS), making it to become the second health facility in the country to roll out the key life-serving surgery. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 26, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
A hybrid digital parenting programme to prevent abuse of adolescents in Tanzania: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised controlled trial - Baerecke L, Ornellas A, Wamoyi J, Wambura M, Klapwijk J, Chetty AN, Simpson A, Janowski R, de Graaf K, Stern D, Clements L, Te Winkel E, Christine L, Mbosoli G, Nyalali K, Onduru OG, Booij A, Mjwara SN, Tsoanyane S, Mshana G, Mwakitalu ME, Melendez-Torres GJ, Calderon F, Awah I, Green O, Vallance I, Somefun O, Gardner F, Sherr L, Martin M, Lachman JM, Cluver LD.
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based parenting programmes have strong evidence in preventing and mitigating violence, but in-person programmes are challenging to deliver at scale. ParentApp is an open-source, offline-first app-based adaptation of the Parenting for L... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 16, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Champion of change: How a Tanzanian youth activist is rallying for gender equality in her community
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Source: UNFPA News - February 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Tanzania: Why Reconstructive, Cosmetic Surgery Services Introduced
[Daily News] T government has said it has introduced reconstructive and cosmetic surgery in the country to save costs incurred in seeking the services abroad while there are highly skilled health professionals to do the job. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 14, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence influences modern family planning use among married women in Tanzania: cross-sectional study - Baritwa MS, Joho AA.
This study aimed to determine the influence of intimate partner violence and sociodemographics on ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Treating the Tsetse's Curse
(MedPage Today) -- On March 20, 1990, a previously healthy man returned to the U.S. after a 10-day safari in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. He was in my hospital's emergency department just 6 days later with a fever of 104, a magenta nodule on his... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 9, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Defying Tradition, Championing Rights
[UNFPA] "Is [female genital mutilation] religious?" Under a tree in the quiet village of Dalocha Woreda in Central Ethiopia region, Nuritu Sirbar, the Head of the Dalocha district Women and Children's Affairs Office, challenged community and religious leaders four years ago to justify a deeply ingrained tradition - female genital mutilation (FGM). (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 7, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa East Africa Ethiopia Health and Medicine Kenya Tanzania Women and Gender Source Type: news
Tanzania: Govt Warns Against Use of Traditional Medicine in Red Eyes Treatment
[Daily News] As the number of patients with Red Eyes disease increases, the Zanzibar Ministry of Health has cautioned members of the public against wrong perception and use of traditional medicines in treating the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news