Health board cuts out-of-hours care at five centres

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Friday approved loans amounting to US$98.22 million to finance the first phase of East Africa’s Centres of Excellence for Skills and Tertiary Education in Biomedical Sciences programme in Kenya Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. 
The project aims to contribute to development of relevant and highly skilled workforce in biomedical sciences to meet East African Community (EAC) immediate labour market needs...

Singida. The Swedish government issued a Sh1.4 billion grant to finance a water project at health centres in Iramba District, Singida Region.

Health is widely considered to be a fundamental human right, yet the sad truth is that far too many people around the world still do not have access to basic health care. Millions of Africans in particular are unable to access or afford the services they need to survive and thrive without incurring financial hardship.

The Chadema presidential candidate, who is backed by the Defenders of the People’s Constitution (Ukawa), Edward Lowassa, has promised that his government will provide free medical services to elderly people and under five years old children.

>Although Tanzania has relatively made some progress in reducing under-five deaths -- thus meeting the Millennium Development Goal Four -- weak public and private health systems remain the biggest challenge.

>The government is now banking on the private sector in its healthcare strategies and reforms as it embarks on new plans to deal with the evolving public health challenges facing the country, top government officials in the ministry of Health and Social Welfare revealed at the National Health Summit in Dar es Salaam yesterday.

The out-of-pocket payment (OOP) system, which is mostly used by patients who are not covered by health insurance schemes, took centre stage at a recent national health conference in Dar es Salaam.

 Katibu mkuu Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii Dkt. Donan Mmbando akiwa kwenye kipindi cha maswali na majibu toka kwa Vivek Muthu pembeni yake na maswali mengine toka kwa wadau waliohudhuria kwenye mkutano wa Afya wa Afrika unaoendelea jijini Dar es Salaam. Mmoja ya wadau akiuliza swali kwa Katibu mkuu Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii Dkt. Donan Mmbando. Wadau toka nchi mbalimbali duniani wakifuatilia kwa karibu yanayoendelea mkutanoni. Mkutano ukiendelea

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Shein urges prioritisation of health care spending
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PRESIDENT Ali Mohamed Shein has asked authorities in the health ministry to prioritise health care spending. Shein made the call during a consultative and quarterly evaluation meeting with officers from the ministry, as he promised increased government ...