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.

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

Daily News

24 May

Joint efforts needed to fight child labour

Joint efforts needed to fight child labour
Daily News
According to International Labour Organisation (ILO), global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children last year due to the ongoing campaign against abuse on children. Child labour is ...

 

11 years ago

Coastweek

02 May

Kenyan President calls for joint efforts

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Kenyan President calls for joint efforts
Coastweek
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Chairperson of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State, and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday called on collective efforts in addressing terrorism, which continues to ruin regional efforts towards prosperity.
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9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

21 Aug

Joint Efforts Needed to Combat Human Trafficking

Joint Efforts Needed to Combat Human Trafficking
AllAfrica.com
Bukoba — AUTHORITIES in Kagera Region are working closely to crack down a criminal network following an increase of incidents related to human trafficking not only in Tanzania but in the Great Lakes Region, the Kagera Regional Police Commander ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Sep

Mwinyi urges joint fight against cancer

>The war against cancer should be fought with concerted efforts of all East African countries, retired President Ali Hassan Mwinyi has advised.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Jan

TZ excels in efforts to curb malaria

Over 50 per cent of Tanzanian households own insecticide treated nets (ITN) enough for all occupants, making the country a leader in Africa in the proportion of ITN-owning households, a new report shows.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Aug

East African states on joint plan to fight Ebola

 East African countries must establish a joint health emergency plan to combat the threat of Ebola virus to the region, aviation officials have said. Members of the East African Community-Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (EAC-CASSOA) said there is a need to institute immediate measures to mitigate and prevent the spread of the virus and other communicable diseases into the region, saying Kenya, a member state, has

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 May

INSIGHT: Ifakara scientists now move closer to Malaria eradication

>Current approaches to tackle mosquitoes that spread malaria such as long lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) have contributed greatly to the recent success in malaria control.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Aug

Let’s redouble efforts in fight against polio

l countries across Africa and paralysed more than 75,000 children for life. The following year, Nelson Mandela launched a new campaign: ‘Kick Polio Out of Africa.’ His hope was that polio would follow the only human disease ever consigned to the history books: smallpox. Today we are one step closer to achieving that goal.

 

10 years ago

Based Violence In Zanzibar

13 May

EU Commends Efforts to Fight Gender

EU Commends Efforts to Fight Gender-Based Violence in Zanzibar
AllAfrica.com
Zanzibar — ON May 5, a police gender and children desk was opened here as a milestone in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). "Having a police gender and children desk is an achievement, but we all need to stand against the problem," said Ms ...

 

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