NHIF in ambitious campaign to improve community health

NHIF pushes to improve mother, child health services in Rukwa
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THE National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has dished out over 173m/- , which will be used to improve mother and child health services in Designated District Hospitals (DDHs) in Rukwa Region. NHIF Rukwa Regional Officer Ramadhani Mhina revealed this ...

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...

 NEWLY LAUNCHED EAC-USAID HEALTH PROJECT TO IMPROVE HEALTH SERVICES  ALONG CROSS BORDER SITES
East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 28 May 2015: ​In its efforts  to achieve an AIDS-free generation, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year project on Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership (CB-HIPP) designed to extend integrated health services in strategic...

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania: 28 May 2015:In its efforts  to achieve an AIDS-free generation, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat in collaboration with  the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a five-year project on Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership (CB-HIPP) designed to extend integrated health services in strategic border areas and other transport corridor sites. The ceremonial launch took place yesterday at the EAC...

 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...

When it comes to living a healthier life, we all know what we should be doing: eating better, exercising daily, and sleeping more.

Despite improved health services in the country, both child and maternal mortality is still high. One reason for this is lack of access to good health services or lack of requisite medical equipment and medicine, but another reason is poverty.

Mafia MP Mbaraka Dau (CCM) has assure residents that he will improve local health care through the provision of  Ultra Sound, X-ray machines and standby generator to the District Hospital in the few coming days.

The existence and functioning of a complaint mechanism at any health service delivery point is one of the key prerequisites in improving health service delivery in Tanzania.