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Tanzania cherishes Global Fund’s support against malaria, TB, HIV
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
DODOMA: THE Global Fund has pledged its continuous support to Tanzania saying it will provide financial resources for the procurement of medicines and enhancement of health services delivery in the country. The aid is aimed at strengthening the...
Yoga for One Earth, One Health exercise benefits 300 Tanzanians
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
ARUSHA: OVER 300 participants from Arusha and its suburbs have taken part in the special Yoga Exercises and Meditation to cultivate healthy living and promote personal wellbeing. Organized by the High Commissioner of India in Tanzania, the event...
NHIF eases path to universal health coverage
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has taken major steps to make health insurance more affordable and accessible, as part of the government’s commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Speaking during the...
Tanzania, Vietnam to deepen ties in trade, investment
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
SPAIN: VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Philip Mpango has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to bolstering its long-standing cooperation with Vietnam, with a particular focus on strengthening collaboration in investment, agriculture, trade, defence and regional...
Innovators develop AI platform to combat mental health issues
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. As mental health concerns grow in Tanzania, a team of innovators from the University of Dodoma (Udom) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) platform aimed at detecting early signs of mental health issues and guiding users...
Most packaged food in Kenya to need health warning label under new rules: report
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 2, 2025
An employee restocks the dairy products section at a supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya May 8, 2017. REUTERS/File Photo Almost all of the packaged food and drink sold in Kenya by local and international companies would require a health warning label...
Why farmers in Tanzania should now be turning to fruit exports
The Citizen
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For decades, maize has been Tanzania’s staple crop, forming the backbone of smallholder agriculture. Yet, relying solely on maize farming limits income potential, especially with fluctuating prices and unpredictable weather patterns. However, with...
Tanzania edges toward trade, industry recovery
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
TANZANIA’S trade and industrial sectors are showing strong signs of recovery, driven by improved business conditions and expanding market opportunities across the region and beyond. The exports have steadily increased from 6.38 billion US dollars...
Tanzania’s agro-economy sees sky-high growth in a decade
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
DODOMA: TANZANIA has made significant progress in the agriculture sector, particularly in food production over the past decade, President Samia Suluhu has revealed. In the 2014/15 financial year, the country produced 16,015,238 tonnes of food...
Tanzanian professor, Mohamed Janabi, assumes office as WHO Africa regional director
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 1, 2025
Professor Mohamed Janabi of Tanzania has officially taken office as the new Regional Director for Africa at the World Health Organisation (WHO), following his election in May 2025. Janabi assumed the role on June 30, bringing over 30 years of...
Dodoma RC honoured with Malkia wa Nguvu 2025 award
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
DODOMA: DODOMA Regional Commissioner Ms Rosemary Senyamule has been awarded the Malkia wa Nguvu 2025 Award for the Central Zone in recognition of her outstanding contribution to public service and community leadership. The prestigious awards,...
Tanzanian don, Janabi assumes office as WHO regional director for Africa
Punch
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July 1, 2025
A Tanzanian Professor, Mohamed Janabi, has assumed office as the World Health Organisation Regional Director for Africa. Janabi assumed office as WHO Regional Director for Africa on Monday, June 30, 2025, bringing to the role over three decades of...
Tanzania taps Korean model to drive Vision 2050 agenda
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is looking to strengthen its path toward realising its ambitious Vision 2050 by drawing inspiration and strategic support from the Republic of Korea. At a high-level seminar held on June 29, 2025, development experts,...
Tanzania tragedy: Ex-MP Jaffary Michael loses 30 relatives in wedding-bound bus crash
The Citizen
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Moshi. Former Moshi Urban MP Jaffary Michael has shared a heart-wrenching account of how he received news of a fatal road accident that claimed the lives of 30 of his relatives, friends and neighbours who were on their way to attend his daughter’s...
Most Packaged Food in Kenya Will Need Health Warning Under New Rules
Medscape
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July 1, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) -Almost all of the packaged food and drink sold in Kenya by local and international companies would require a health warning label under newly drafted government rules, according to an independent report shared with Reuters. Kenya...
Tanzania stresses fairer financing
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
SEVILLE: TANZANIA has called for urgent reforms to the global financial and development funding systems to make them more equitable, predictable, sustainable and aligned with the needs and priorities of developing countries. This call was made...
CRDB Bank Foundation’s Lifelong Commitment of Transforming the Lives of Tanzanians
The Citizen
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Message from CRDB Bank Foundation Managing Director Within the 30 years since the inception of CRDB Bank, a beautiful “child” has been born — the CRDB Bank Foundation which works very closely with the parent company to reaching out to the public...
Tanzania reaffirms commitment to fight sickle cell disease
Daily News Tanzania
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June 30, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: THE government has reiterated its strong commitment to combating sickle cell disease (SCD) through strategic partnerships with both local and international stakeholders. The pledge was made during the official launch of the Africa...
Samia sees the best Tanzania in health, revenue, education sectors
Daily News Tanzania
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June 30, 2025
DODOMA: TANZANIAN President Samia Suluhu Hassan, officially closed the 12th Parliament with a powerful address highlighting her administration’s achievements throughout her tenure. Delivered in front of Members of Parliament in Dodoma, the speech...
Africa’s Mpox crisis intensifies as WHO renews global public health emergency
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By Nana Karikari, Senior International Affairs and Political Analyst The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent warning to the global community. Mpox (formerly monkeypox), remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern...