Health

Family Planning: Empowering Zanzibar families to make informed choices

ZANZIBAR: FOR families, the decision about when to have children and how many children to have can affect almost every…

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Child malnutrition is one of Africa’s biggest health challenges: Food aid is only part of the solution

DAR ES SALAAM: MALNUTRITION among children under five remains one of sub-Saharan Africa’s most persistent public health challenges. Countries and…

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VP Ndejembi hails maternal and newborn health services at Mount Meru Hospital

ARUSHA: VICE President Deogratius Ndejembi has visited Mount Meru Regional Referral Hospital in Arusha to assess the provision of healthcare…

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Family planning funds to rise 10pc yearly

DAR ES SALAAM: THE government has committed to increase domestic funding for family planning commodities by at least 10 per…

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TZ moves to cut 2.6tri/- pharma imports, create jobs

TANZANIA: TANZANIA is working out a strategy that will end its long-standing reliance on imported medicines and medical devices. At…

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Mobile clinics detect early cancer changes

ARUSHA: A TOTAL of 16,945 women has received cervical and breast cancer screening through mobile clinics in Arusha and Kilimanjaro…

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Caring for children while rebuilding own future

DAR ES SALAAM: CEREBRAL PALSY (CP) is a group of neurological disorders that affect movement, muscle tone, posture and coordination.…

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Why weight-loss supplements flood local market

DAR ES SALAAM: FOR some Tanzanians struggling with excess weight, the journey towards a slimmer body no longer begins with…

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NHIF signs agreement with Aga Khan Hospital to provide cancer treatment s to its members

DAR ES SALAAM: THE National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam have signed an agreement…

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Tanzania marks the World Pharmacists Day, insists on proper use of available medicines

DAR ES SALAAM: THE Chief Pharmacist of the Government, Dr Daudi Msasi, has urged pharmacists across the country to broaden…

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