United Republic of Tanzania News

Dar es salaam – Call Centers are among the most commonly used tools by health authorities in the response public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason is three-fold, first, they establish a direct link between at-risk populations and emergency responders. Secondly, they improve responders’ understanding of people’s perceptions, attitudes and concerns. Finally, they provide public health advice, counselling and/or referral to other services.

Zanzibar - In a bid to maximize protection of the population from outbreaks using scarce resources, Zanzibar has successfully piggy backed measles and rubella vaccination and vitamin A drops administration on a scheduled fourth round of polio vaccination campaign.

Lindi Region - The World AIDS Day was commemorated nationally in Tanzania on the 1st of December 2022 with calls to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 by equalizing access to HIV prevention and treatment services and increasing domestic funding for the HIV and AIDS response.

Graced by the President of Tanzania, Honourable Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the climax of the commemoration took place in Lindi town in Southern Tanzania and converged myriad of national and international actors under the theme “EQUALIZE’.

Dodoma - The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for a robust country’s capacity to prevent, prepare for, detect and respond to public health emergencies of international concern in the African Region. More than a year into the pandemic, the human and the economic toll has been unprecedented, threatening decades of development gains. While the full extent of COVID-19’s impact on human health and related social and economic issues is yet to be seen, immediate measures must be taken to mitigate future public health emergencies.

Mwanza - Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74% of all deaths globally. Of all NCD deaths, 77% are in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular diseases account for most these deaths (17.9 million people annually), followed by cancers (9.3 million), chronic respiratory diseases (4.1 million), and diabetes (2.0 million including kidney disease deaths caused by diabetes). These statistics are alarming, but the good news is that we know how to prevent NCDs and how to manage them.

Dar es Salaam: The Ministry of Health with technical and financial support from the World Health Organization is rolling out series of readiness trainings on Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) for 3, 757 frontline health workers. Hosted in Dar es Salaam, the training gathers an unprecedented big number of health professionals and allied staff from public and private health facilities from the five (5) municipals.

Zanzibar - The prevalence rate of malaria in Zanzibar is currently below one percent--the lowest in Tanzania and in the Eastern and Central Africa. The result is one the best news from the review conducted in September 2022 by different stakeholders, including Government and development partners to document implementation of the Zanzibar Malaria Strategic Plan (MSP).

There is no health, without mental health! – was a call made during the first-ever national mental health dialogue held today in Dar es Salaam in commemorating the World Mental Health Day 2022.

Dar es Salaam, Dodoma & Zanzibar: In promoting mental well-being and partnerships for health, the WHO Tanzania Country Office team organized its second Walk the Talk event this time including the WHO sub-offices in Dodoma and Zanzibar.

Zanzibar & Mainland: Each year, we commemorate the “International Day of Older Persons” on 1 October to raise public awareness about the opportunities and challenges presented to the ageing populations and to mobilize the families, community groups and stakeholders to address the difficulties faced by older people.