Lowassa for ‘free health care’

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 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.

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

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

After rising demands by senior citizens to have their interests represented by presidential hopefuls, presidential running-mate for Chadema Mr Juma Duni Hadji has today announced the party’s dedication towards improving services- particularly health care-to the elderly.

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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 ...

>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.

Over 5000 village health workers across the country have been enrolled for formal training by the National Council for Technical Education (NACTE) in an effort to boost the quality of the rural health workforce.