Prevention is better than cure

>Close to 70 per cent of the budget for tuberculosis control programmes in the country run short of funds, according to data in the new Global Tuberculosis Report (2014) released yesterday.

>The Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) on behalf of the ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) has completed a study on Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (Sara) for the health facilities in Tanzania Mainland.

'We must all adhere to infection prevention and control measures'  IPPmedia

A bill passed by MPs in Uganda which criminalises the transmission of HIV is criticised by campaigners as impeding the fight against Aids.

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Ecobank the pan-African bank celebrated its 27th year of operating in Africa through the annual celebrations, Ecobank Day held on the 8th November 2014. The celebrations, commemorated through Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, this year focused on the theme Malaria, Dengue and Ebola: Prevention is Better than Cure. Ecobank Tanzania commemorated this anniversary in the Bonde la Mpunga area of Masasani ward, Dar es Salaam at an event graced by the Msasani ward Councilor Hon....

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Cuthbert Maendaenda By Frank Aman Tanzania must step up measures to document the number of men having sex with other men (MSM) as part of its HIV prevention efforts, especially among the youth, health stakeholders have said warning that 70 per cent of new sexual infections occur among young men who have sex with other men, those in sex work and among drug abusers. The call was made late last week at a three-day workshop on Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) held in...

Only 15% of countries in Africa have mental health services

The Global status report on violence prevention 2014 reveals that 475 000 people were murdered in 2012, and homicide is the third leading cause of death globally for males aged 15-44 years, highlighting the urgent need for more decisive action to prevent violence.

Despite indications that homicide rates decreased by 16% globally between 2000 and 2012, violence remains widespread. Non-fatal acts of violence take a particular toll on...