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TANZANIA: Home deliveries contribute to mother, child deaths

More than half Zanzibar’s mothers deliver their children at home without access to medical help at health facilities, an official said. "Fewer than 50 percent of the pregnant women in Zanzibar give birth in health facilities; the rest give birth at home with assistance from traditional birth attendants," said Hanuni Waziri, manager of the maternal and child health programme in the Zanzibar Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Maternal mortality was estimated at 377 per 100,000 live births,...

TANZANIA: Anti-malarial drugs too expensive - minister

The high cost of anti-malarial drugs – up to US$10 per course - has made treatment prohibitive for most poor people in Tanzania, the health minister said. "Malaria is a disease of the poorest of the poor and such a cost is prohibitively high to the sick rural poor," David Mwakyusa said. "There is a need for concerted effort to bring down the costs as was the case with chloroquine." The minister was speaking at the launch of the first high quality, dispersible anti-malarial for babies and...

TANZANIA: The downside of an economic boom

IRINGA Tuesday, December 02, 2008 (IRIN) - For two months of the year, James Lusago can count on a steady income from working in the rice fields of Pawaga, in the southwestern Tanzanian region of Iringa. But there's a dangerous side effect to this temporary economic freedom: lonely and far from family and friends, he spends part of his salary on sex. "It's a normal thing when you are away from home, doing hard work all day," Lusago, 25, told IRIN/PlusNews. "In the village, women don't have...

TANZANIA: Vaccination campaign treats millions of children

DAR ES SALAAM Tuesday, September 02, 2008 (IRIN) - Millions of parents and guardians sent their children to be vaccinated on 30 and 31 August in a national campaign against measles, polio and other diseases, officials said on Tuesday. “The exercise has been generally successful as many parents turned out with their children in most districts in the country,” Donan Mbando, director of preventive health in the health ministry, said. Vice-president Ali Mohamed Shein urged parents and guardians...

TANZANIA: Cholera kills four in northern districts

DAR ES SALAAM Wednesday, September 10, 2008 (IRIN) - Four people have died of cholera and dozens were admitted to health centres in the northern Tanzanian region of Mara, according to health officials. Mara Regional Medical Officer Stephen Kebwe said four patients died in the first week of September in Tarime district, which borders Kenya. "Doctors and nurses have been deployed to the affected areas .. the situation has now greatly improved," Kebwe said. Cholera is an acute illness...

TANZANIA: Govt issues RVF alert

DAR ES SALAAM Friday, October 17, 2008 (IRIN) - Health authorities in Tanzania have urged people to take precautionary measures against Rift Valley Fever (RVF), saying there were signs that the disease might erupt. "The government has conducted surveys in border regions and established that there was a likelihood of a breakout of the deadly disease," said Aisha Kigoda, Tanzania's deputy minister for health on Friday. She said the disease usually occurs during rainy season which is just around...

TANZANIA: What every bride needs to know

DAR ES SALAAM Friday, November 07, 2008 (IRIN) - Tips for managing domestic arguments and ensuring a happy sex life are just some of the bits of wisdom passed on at Tanzanian bridal showers. Known as "kitchen parties", no subject is taboo as the guests prepare brides-to-be for life as a wife. But gender activists say the parties perpetuate unequal gender roles by teaching women to be submissive to men in all respects, including sexually, putting them at a greater risk of contracting HIV from...

Shortage of spare tyre hits airline

Lack of spare tyres has forced Air Tanzania to suspend flights to Johannesburg following faults in its tyre system.

TANZANIA: What every bride needs to know

Tips for managing domestic arguments and ensuring a happy sex life are just some of the bits of wisdom passed on at Tanzanian bridal showers. Known as "kitchen parties", no subject is taboo as the guests prepare brides-to-be for life as a wife. But gender activists say the parties perpetuate unequal gender roles by teaching women to be submissive to men in all respects, including sexually, putting them at a greater risk of contracting HIV from their husbands. Scores of elegantly attired...

Tanzania to Upgrade, Rehabilitate Power System with New US$111 million Project

81,000 rural, urban homes and public services will newly access electricity The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$105 million equivalent IDA credit  [1]and a US$6.5 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant to improve electricity services in Tanzania, where electrification rates in some areas are as low as two percent.   The Energy Development and Access Expansion Project will improve the quality and efficiency of the electricity...