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Kigoma Regional Medical Officer, Dr. Charles Chacha, receiving support on behalf of the Region.

WHO provides an ambulance and motorcycles to Kigoma Region

19 April 2021, Kigoma Region: In a bid to contribute to…

Rooting out Tanzania’s last leprosy cases

Rooting out Tanzania’s last leprosy cases

In Kwa Bada village in north-eastern Tanzania, community health…

Rooting out female genital mutilation in Tanzania

Rooting out female genital mutilation in Tanzania

Efforts to end female genital mutilation are gradually bearing fruit…

Tanzania intensifies malaria fight in hotspots

Tanzania intensifies malaria fight in hotspots

Malaria is an abiding threat to Amina Yusuf Mkwanywe, a resident of…

Guest of Honor in a group photo during the launch event

Zanzibar launches its Digital Health Strategy

In a bid to increase access to quality healthcare services,…

Adopting a multi-sectoral approach to fighting cholera

Early in September, the Ministry of Health in Tanzania Mainland…

Dr. Andemichael handing over items on behalf of the WHO to the Zanzibar Director General, Dr. Jamala

WHO boosts Zanzibar's capacity to respond to Public Health Emergencies

The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the…

A project assistant collecting blood sample for testing

New malaria innovative project shows promise

A promise of lowering malaria infection rate is evident in…

Participants during the training session in Kigoma

WHO supports Kigoma region expand capacity to detect disease outbreaks

Kigoma region has frequent population movements between neighboring…

Director of Preventive Services in Zanzibar MOH, Dr. Fadhil Abdalla, MoH and WHO officials assessing one of the health facilities designated to provide COVID-19 treatment

Zanzibar improves capacity to detect health threats

In March 2020, when COVID-19 cases were identified in Tanzania the…