Tanzania’s child health care needs more resources: call

One day before world leaders convened in New York this week for the launching of new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), global health experts were also meeting in Dar es Salaam—pondering on how the new goals could be of benefit to millions of babies who are born with birth-defects across the world.

The Economist Events (http://www.economistevents.com) will be hosting their Health Care in Africa Summit (http://www.africahealth.economist.com) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania at the Hyatt Regency, The Kilimanjaro on November 18th and 19th 2014.

Drawing together the key stakeholders representing the continents entire health care spectrum, attendees will discuss the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing health care in Africa.

The latest addition to the high-powered speaker line-up is...

Tanzania Early Childhood Development Network (TECDEN) is a network that is formed by various Organizations which are working to improve children livelihood in Tanzania.

This Network was established in year 2000 and officially registered in 2004. The headquarters of the Network are based in Dar es Salaam. To date 2015, the Network has a total of more than 200 members’ organizations in 14 Administrative regions of Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.

1. Goal:
The Network aimed at improving the...

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People with disabilities are still stigmatised in many pastoralist communities whereby basic needs for children including education are not among their priorities, it was observed here recently.

Tanzania needs a strong political will to have high-quality care for every mother and newborn, an expert has said.

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 Chadema presidential candidate, who is backed by the Defenders of the People’s Constitution (Ukawa), Edward Lowassa, has promised that his government will provide free medical services to elderly people and under five years old children.