Act on drinking teens

A report released on Tuesday shows that over 10 per cent of Tanzanians who drink started the habit when they were 14. The study, entitled “Baseline Survey on the Extent of Alcohol Consumption and Abuse,” conducted under the auspices of Tamwa, further shows that close to 27 per cent of those questioned started taking alcohol when they were under 17.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

And Heart

09 Jul

Teens take eye

Teens take eye- and heart-opening trip to Tanzania
Greenwich Time
Brunswick School students (second row, left to right) Jamie MacFarlane of Greenwich, Dayton Kingery of Greenwich, Ryan Hanrahan of Bronxville, N.Y., and Jack Muccia of Rye, take a break from work in a Tanzanian farm field with native children and (rear) ...

 

9 years ago

Dewji Blog

13 Sep

Are YOU drinking enough water?

It’s shaping up to be another summer of record-breaking high temperatures and the news media is beginning to sound like a broken record, too – over and over again we’re reminded to keep ourselves well hydrated by drinking plenty of water. But it’s an important message – not just during a heat wave, but also throughout the year because water serves so many critical functions in the body.

I’m sure you will agree that there’s nothing more refreshing than a nice ice-cold glass of water. Despite...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Mar

My teens are acting like TV characters

Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior in the developing children’s mind. Unfortunately, much of today’s television programming has a highly explicit and violent content.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Jun

Let’s promote milk drinking

The day, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), provides an opportunity to focus attention on milk and to publicise activities connected with milk and the milk industry.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

24 May

A nation drinking itself to the grave

>A rising number of Tanzanians are drinking themselves into an early grave, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report. The 2014 Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health suggests that thousands of young Tanzanians will die if the government does not step in.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Oct

Dar teens impress instructors in SA

Players featuring in the U-15 international Copa Coca-Cola football camp at the sports complex High Performance Centre, University of Pretoria, yesterday exhibited unique talents to the admiration of the camp instructors Richard Lovell from Forwardzone and Tony Dias from Black Aces.

 

9 years ago

CapitalGazette.Com

31 Dec

Teens of the Week: Where are they now? Rob Peck

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Teens of the Week: Where are they now? Rob Peck
CapitalGazette.com
Robert Peck, left, with a group of Tanzanian medical students. He is a 1995 Broadneck High graduate and former Teen of the Week. Robert Peck, left, with a group of Tanzanian medical students. He is a 1995 Broadneck High graduate and former Teen of the ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

04 Oct

Sex education can empower teens

 Even though it is a dreaded topic for teenagers, different studies have shown that many secondary school students are having sex. This has led to teenage pregnancies causing students to drop out.

 

11 years ago

BBC

HIV teens survived against the odds

The Zimbabwean teenagers living with HIV, but without treatment

 

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