Uhuru orders provision of free ARV drugs for children

When last week, WHO appealed to all countries to urgently scale up the number of people eligible for Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART), some experts in Tanzania expressed doubt about the country’s readiness to adopt such ‘an ambitious’ recommendation from the World Health Agency.

Tanzania’s failure to adopt some of the best practices in HIV/Aids care, which have been proposed by the World Health Organization (WHO) over the years, speaks volumes about the country’s commitment to mobilizing domestic resources for health.

Fake ARV Drugs Case for Hearing
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THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court starts hearing the alleged fake ARV drugs case involving Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Chairman, Dar es Salaam Region, Ramadhani Madabida and five others. This development comes after Resident Magistrate ...

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Fake ARV drugs case ready for hearing
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THE prosecution has completed the investigations into the alleged fake ARV drugs case involving Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) Chairman, Dar es Salaam Region, Ramadhani Madabida and five others, pending at Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court.

“Aggrey, I want you to take me somewhere,” whispered my friend Jeff one Friday evening as we walked to the dormitory after games.

Tanzania’s anti-narcotics unit has said though it is aware of the allegations, there is still no scientific proof to substantiate claims that some drug dealers in the country have a long term plan of recruiting young children into illicit business through mixing narcotics with foodstuffs which are consumed mostly by children.

Authorities in Sumbawanga District, Rukwa Region, have ordered arrest and court action against parents and guardians who have allegedly failed to cooperate with village and ward leaders in curbing absenteeism in schools.

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Uhuru Day to be marked 'Magufuli style' President orders environmental hygiene
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Tanzanians will this year forgo the luxury of the 'traditional' Independence Day (December 9) celebrations. This follows President John Magufuli's directive that the Day be spent mainly on environmental hygiene. In a statement issued to the media ...
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Women and girls today, more than ever before, are using modern contraceptives to delay or avoid a pregnancy, says a report released on Thursday by Family Planning 2020 (FP2020).