How You Can Protect Your Community, Not Just Your Own Health

The Philips Community Life Center provides crucial access to health care and services through an innovative community hub

Royal Philips (AEX: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) (http://www.philips.com) has opened its first Community Life Center in Kenya, an integrated solution for primary health care and service facilities that provides community development from a health care, lighting and healthy living perspective. Developed by the Philips Africa Innovation Hub (http://goo.gl/2bnujk) and introduced in...

 Prof Japhet Killewo, a medical doctor and Epidemiologist from Muhimbili University, speaks to experts who convened in Dar es Salaam to share research findings and discuss meaningful policies to address maternal and newborn health in Tanzania. The third year dissemination workshop was sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and organized by partners within the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Muhimbili University, Johns Hopkins University and...

Here are some of the ways parents can help protect their child's mental health during the pandemic.

Squat or kneel instead of sitting to protect your health, study finds  sciencefocus.comRisk of sitting: Hunter-gatherer societies upend a classic assumption  InverseSquatting or kneeling may have health benefits  EurekAlertForget Sitting: Here's Why You Should Squat & Kneel For Your Health  mindbodygreen.comKneeling at your desk 'may protect office workers from the harmful effects of inactivity'  Daily MailView Full coverage on Google News

Ismaili community hailed over education, health contribution
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THE second phase President, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, has commended the Ismaili community in the country for their contribution in the education sector particularly in moulding kindergarten pupils into better people. Speaking on Wednesday evening at the Rays ...

The National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has embarked on a nationwide campaign to make sure that at least 30 per cent of the Tanzania’s population joins the Community Health Fund (CHF) scheme by next year, it was revealed yesterday.

The Community Health Fund (CHF) has come under fire from diabetics in Rombo District, Kilimanjiro Region, for allegedly neglecting them.

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Councils challenged on people joining community health fund
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LOCAL government authorities have been ordered to ensure that people in their areas join community health fund (CHC) in a bid to access better health services in case of illness. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Regional Administration and ...

Civic leaders in the Bukombe District Council have been challenged to champion Community Health Fund (CHF) by sensitising the community to join the fund since a number of CHF members in the district was extremely low.