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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…

WHO staff demonstrating to trainees

WHO trains lab technicians on safe handling of highly infectious samples

Proper collection of samples from a human body and safely handling…

Zanzibar updates its IDSR guidelines

Many public health events and emergencies and their associated risk…

The last cigarette: Tanzanian’s resolve to quit

The last cigarette: Tanzanian’s resolve to quit

Four months ago, Musa Adonicus Sambala declared himself a nonsmoker.…

Equipping Tanzanian health workers with skills for critical care

Equipping Tanzanian health workers with skills for critical care

Health care workers across Africa are boosting their emergency…

Community member reading the COVID-19 brochure

Empowering communities with correct information about COVID-19

In public health emergencies such as the on-going COVID-19 pandemic,…

Drawing on Ebola readiness to tackle COVID-19

Drawing on Ebola readiness to tackle COVID-19

Like many African countries now making use of Ebola and Influenza…

Reaching communities with prevention messages through local radio stations

Coronavirus disease: What you need to know

Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness…

Exercises were carried out in real-life settings to determine the level of preparedness

Diseases do not respect borders

WHO led a Field Simulation Exercise (FSX) at the Namanga One Stop…