3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (778+ words) Arusha. African countries have been warned that their dependence on imported medicines and medical supplies is putting health systems at risk. Prime Minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, called for urgent investment in local manufacturing to safeguard access to essential healthcare products…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (256+ words) Alfred Zacharia is a business reporter for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers. Dodoma. More than 3,000 health-sector stakeholders from Tanzania and abroad are expected in Arusha this week for a major conference focused on strengthening primary healthcare. The second International Primary…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (327+ words) Ifakara. Telecommunications company Yas Tanzania has extended its Tumaini Campaign to Ifakara, donating medical equipment and maternity supplies to Kibaoni Health Centre to support maternal healthcare services. The facility is the second to benefit from the campaign, which was launched…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (352+ words) Unguja. The Zanzibar Government and the Norwegian Association of Disabled Zanzibar (NAD Zanzibar) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening the protection and advancement of the rights of people with disabilities. The agreement, signed on August…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1144+ words) Dar es Salaam. The Government should establish a national system to manage health projects and ensure timely release of funds, proper assessment of contractors before they are awarded contracts and close monitoring until projects are completed and begin providing services,…...