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Sunday, November 15, 2015

Tanzanians spend 173bn/- abroad for NCDs treatment

Tanzanians spend between US$70 million (about 151,5bn/-) and US$80 million annually (about 173.2bn/-) on specialized treatment abroad, a prominent Indian hospital has said in a note on its relationship with the country.   According to Apollo Group of Hospitals, the money is mostly...

Friday, October 16, 2015

Govt rolls out birth registration by mobile phone

Tanzania has launched a nationwide drive to help parents register their children's births by mobile phone so the government can better plan health, education and other public services. The new system being rolled out across the country over the next five years allows a health worker to send the baby's...

Saturday, October 3, 2015

WHO backs 'treat-all' HIV drug plan

Everyone who has HIV should be offered antiretroviral drugs as soon as possible after diagnosis, the World Health Organisation says. This latest policy removes previous limits suggesting patients...

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Saturday, September 26, 2015