Tanzanian Statement on Ebola Outbreak in DRC

Ugonjwa wa Chikungunya

Taarifa kutoka Wizara ya Afya, Maendeleo ya jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto kuhusu ugonjwa wa Chikungunya. Tembelea hapa kwa taarifa zaidi.

Cholera report in Tanzania

From 15 August 2015 through 7 January 2018, 33 421 cases including 542 deaths (case fatality rate = 1.62%) have been reported across all 26 regions of the United Republic of Tanzania (Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar). Tanzania mainland has reported 86% of the total cases in this outbreak. Children under five years old accounted for…

Marburg virus disease

Updated October 2017 Key facts: Marburg virus disease (MVD), formerly known as Marburg haemorrhagic fever, is a severe, often fatal illness in humans. Rousettusaegyptiacus, fruit bats of the Pteropodidae family, are considered to be natural hosts of Marburg virus. The Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through human-to-human…

Taarifa Kwa Umma: Tahadhari ya Ugonjwa wa Marburg

JAMHURI YA MUUNGANO WA TANZANIA WIZARA YA AFYA, MAENDELEO YA JAMII, JINSIA, WAZEE NA WATOTO TAARIFA KWA UMMA TAHADHARI YA UGONJWA WA MARBURG Wizara ya Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto imepokea taarifa kutoka Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO), mnamo tarehe 19 Oktoba 2017 kuhusu ugonjwa wa Marburg ambao umejitokeza katika nchi jirani…

PASET Welcomes First Cohort of Future African Leaders in Science & Technology

ACCRA, Ghana. The Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) announced today that the first cohort of 15 young African scholars – funded by its Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund (RSIF) – has officially embarked on ambitious PhD research programs at four renowned universities across the region. The 15 researchers, four of whom…

Tanzanian Statement on Ebola Outbreak in DRC

WHO and partners working with national health authorities to contain new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) and a broad range of partners are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) working with the Government to contain an outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Bikoro health zone, Equateur Province. The outbreak was declared three days ago.  WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will travel to…

NEWS ADVISORY: Launch of the AfyaData App

Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance – An African Centre of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals in Southern and Eastern Africa (SACIDS–ACE) is a One Health Virtual Centre that links academic and research institutions involved with infectious diseases of humans and animals in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique, South…

Commonwealth Medical Fellowships

Commonwealth Scholarship Commission ( CSC) awards over 800 scholarships and fellowships for postgraduate study and professional development to Commonwealth citizens each year. cancer grant posted on Trialect. Commonwealth Medical Fellowships are for mid-career medical professionals (physicians, biomedical scientists, and other health professionals) from low and middle income countries, to enhance their clinical skills. As the…