COVER: The fight against malaria begins with you

>Mr Richard Rwegoshora, a 28 year old barber in Dar es Salaam is so fearful of mosquitoes that whenever he hears a buzzing sound of the bugs, he gets vividly agitated—he can’t settle until he does something to rid them off. For this reason, some of his peers have jokingly labeled him a “coward’’ of insects but he doesn’t mind.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Sep

GBV fight begins with you

So I have decided to act/And make big flashy road signs that say – ‘you are not safe here.’ I will go around my street/in every corner that I see/And on every suspicious looking tree/I will put stickers that say – ‘Woman, flee.’

 

11 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

24 Jul

Campaign Begins in Zanzibar As Tool to Fight Gender Violence

Campaign Begins in Zanzibar As Tool to Fight Gender Violence
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AN upsetting story happened recently about partners who gave away an infant because they did not want to raise the kid born outside marriage. A man, father of the baby, from Dodoma and a Zanzibari lady, fell into love and unexpectedly had pregnancy!

 

11 years ago

BBC

'Keep focus' on Africa malaria fight

Tackling malaria in Africa has had "great successes" but the world must "not take the foot off the gas", Wellcome Trust medical researchers warn.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Dec

Radical boost for malaria fight

Malaria, a serious health problem in Tanzania, can be eradicated in just three years, according to a leading expert on the prevention and treatment of the disease.

 

11 years ago

BBC

GM mosquitoes may aid malaria fight

Scientists create new strains of malaria mosquitoes that produce 95% male offspring, and can drive a rapid population crash in the laboratory.

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

21 Apr

IPTL joins fight against Malaria

In commemoration of World Malaria Day 2015, a day that gives people the chance to promote and learn about the efforts made to prevent and reduce Malaria around the world, Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL), a subsidiary of Pan Africa Power Solutions (T) Limited (PAP), will join the rest of the world to support efforts of eradicating malaria cases in Tanzania.

According to a statement released yesterday by the Company Secretary and Chief Counsel, Mr. Joseph Makandege, the Company will...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Nov

INSIGHT: Why we need joint efforts to fight against malaria

>There is a need to reach out to other sectors beyond health if the fight to eliminate malaria is to succeed. Sectors such as agriculture, urban planning, education, community development, women’s affairs and gender equality, water and sanitation, construction, mining and forestry, either contribute to malaria transmission or are affected by it.

 

11 years ago

BBC

Immune children aid malaria fight

An antibody produced by children in Tanzania who are naturally resistant to malaria could lead to an effective vaccine for the disease, scientists report.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Ebola crisis 'may harm malaria fight'

A leading figure in malaria control has warned that efforts to contain the disease could be threatened by the Ebola crisis.

 

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