UCHAMBUZI: Tujitahidi kupambana na ebola

Kwa ufupi Ugonjwa huu unafahamika ulimwenguni kwa kuua watu wengi na kwa haraka kutokana na kirusi kinachosababisha ugonjwa huu kinachofahamika kama ebola (ebora virus). By Muyonga Jumanne ( http://www.mwananchi.co.tz/Makala/MAONI-YA-MHARIRI–Tujitahidi-kupambana-na-ebola-/1597592-3963574-lw397tz/index.html ) Mlipuko wa ugonjwa wa ebola umekuwa ukiripotiwa miaka ya karibuni katika nchi ambazo Tanzania inapakana nazo, jambo ambalo limekuwa likizua hofu kwa wananchi. Ugonjwa huu…

Tamko Kuhusu Taarifa ya Ugonjwa wa Ebola Katika Nchi Jirani ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo

JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA WIZARA YA AFYA, MAENDELEO YAJAMII, JINSIA, WAZEE NA WATOTO Tamko Kuhusu Taarifa ya Ugonjwa wa Ebola Katika Nchi Jirani ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo UTANGULIZI Ndugu Wanahabari, Kama tulivyowatangazia kwenye taarifa yetu ya Tarehe 15/5/2017, Wizara ya Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto ilipata taarifa kuhusu mlipuko wa…

EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE Democratic Republic of Congo, External Situation Report 3, Date of issue: 17 May 2017

WHO continues to support the Ministry of Health in the Democratic Republic of Congo to monitor and respond to the outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Likati Health Zone, Bas Uele Province located in the north-east of the country. On 17 May 2017, no new EVD cases were reported in Likati Health Zone. Meanwhile,…

What Are the Lessons Learned From A Coordinated Network Response in East Africa?

An outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) began in December 2013 in Guinea (1) and has spread in West Africa since then. To date (July 31, 2014), there have been 1,323 cases in four West African countries (Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone) and 729 deaths. This is the first outbreak of EVD in West…

Ebola virus disease (Fact sheet)

Updated May 2017 Key facts Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied…

Forum forges new African partnerships in higher education, science and technology with China

China has a lot to offer Africa in terms of trade, finance, and development knowledge. Many Chinese institutions and private companies are already working with African counterparts to develop joint programs and promote exchanges, such as through PASET and the World Bank supported Africa Centres of Excellence (ACEs), which bring together African countries and universities…

KIST Enters Collaborations with Four African Universities to Advance their Science and Technology Research Programs

The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) signed new bilateral agreements this month with four premier African universities part of a PASET initiative, to propel their research and PhD programs in applied sciences and technology. The agreements were signed at a workshop organized by KIST in collaboration with PASET, held on September 6-12, 2017. Each of…

TechnoHealth Surveillance Newsletter Volume2, Number 8 August 2017

From Editors’ desk Dear reader, We are pleased to welcome you to Volume 2, Number 8 of TechnoHealth Surveillance. In this issue, we share with you the  experience  from  the  Caribbean  countries  with interesting  observations  on  similarities  and  differences between CaribVET and the Southern African Centre for Infectious   Disease   Surveillance  (SACIDS)   regarding approaches in disease…

Research on infectious disease bears fruit

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