Dar es salaam – Nearly 8 million children in Tanzania have received vaccinations to stay protected against measles-rubella following the recent sporadic and hot spots of measles outbreaks in...
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Tanzania: Cholera Outbreak - DREF Operation (Appeal MDRTZ037)
Description of the Event Date when the trigger was met What happened, where and when? According to Situation Report number 134 from the Ministry of Health (see Appendix 1), cholera outbreaks have...
Tanzania: Anticipatory Actions for Ebola Outbreak, DREF No. MDRTZ032 Final Report
Uganda declared an Ebola virus disease on 20th September 2022 in Mubende District putting Tanzania at high risk of possible cross-border transmission. The two countries share many points of entry,...
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WHO and Government of Ireland collaborate to strengthen health system resilience in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam – The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Ireland have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will improve ongoing efforts to strengthen health system...
WHO's effort to ending Marburg outbreak in Tanzania
On 16 March 2023, Tanzania reported an outbreak of an acute febrile illness, which was later confirmed to be Marburg Virus Disease. WHO supported the Ministry of Health with coordination,...
Tanzania integrates measles outbreak response with COVID-19 vaccination in Tanga region
*Dar es Salaam - *Farida, 34, resident of Korowai DC, presented her 18 months old baby for vaccination. Habiba, was vaccinated with second dose of measles vaccine. With no hesitation, Farida also...
Zanzibar's victory against Cholera epidemic
Zanzibar has experienced 17 cholera outbreaks since 1978, recording more than 14 000 cases and over 200 deaths. During the last outbreak, from 2015 to 2016, the government initiated a multisectoral...
Mental health support for Marburg survivors
Kagera ‒ Washington Mushobozi, who was isolated in a Marburg Virus Disease treatment facility, says he does not know if he could have coped with missing his mother’s funeral had it not been for the...
Tanzania - Kilwa District - Measles vaccine coverage by health center (06/09/2023)
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Tanzania - Liwale District - Measles vaccine coverage by health center (05/09/2023)
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How mental health support proved critical in Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak response
Kagera ‒ Washington Mushobozi, who was isolated in a Marburg Virus Disease treatment facility, says he does not know if he could have coped with missing his mother’s funeral had it not been for the...
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) - United Republic of Tanzania
Situation at a glance On 4 July 2023, the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania notified WHO of the detection of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in the country...
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Outbreak response assessments boost polio preparedness, one health facility at a time
Dar es Salaam - Far from being “fault-finding” missions, polio Outbreak Response Assessments offer an opportunity to build country capacity for disease surveillance and preparedness, one health...
Integrating COVID-19 Vaccination into routine immunization and primary health care services in Tanzania
Arusha- The World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) in May 2023 after the pandemic has been on a downward trend...
Lessons from Marburg Response to sharpen emergency response in Tanzania
Dar es salaam: Emergency responders in Tanzania conducted an After Action Review (AAR) following declaration of the end of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak on 2nd June 2023 in the country. The...
Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | East
OBJECTIVES: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) works alongside endemic countries and with global, regional, and in-country partners to improve health and end NTD. USAID's...
Tanzania's Victory Over Marburg Virus: A Breath of Relief and a Path of Hope
Kagera – The declaration of the end of the Marburg outbreak in Tanzania was received with a sigh of relief and ripples of excitement from the north to south and east to west of the Kagera region, the...
Disease Outbreak News: Marburg virus disease - the United Republic of Tanzania (2 June 2023)
Situation at a glance On 2 June 2023, the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania declared the end of its first documented outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD). Between 21 March and...
Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Tanzania declared over
Brazzaville/Dar es Salaam – Tanzania today declared the end of the Marburg Virus Disease outbreak which was confirmed just over two months ago in the north-western Kagera region. It was the country’s...
How preparedness boosted Tanzania’s Marburg outbreak response
Dar es Salaam ‒ Mishana* was taken ill at Bujunangoma Hospital in Kagera, a region in north-western Tanzania, in mid-March. The facility had just been designated as an isolation centre for suspected...