Despite the decision by US President Donald Trump to halt foreign development aid, which threatens the availability of free HIV/AIDS antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, stakeholders remain hopeful that these drugs will continue to be accessible.

Amid the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania's northwestern region, the World Health Organization (WHO) airlifted 1.4 tonnes of medical supplies and commodities on Saturday.

The World Health Organization WHO on Saturday airlifted 14 tonnes of medical commodities and supplies to Tanzania to fight the Marburg virus diseas

Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed that a single case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) has been detected in Biharamulo District, Kagera Region.She assured the public that the country has successfully controlled the spread of the disease.

Tanzania's government said no-one in the country had tested positive for the Marburg virus after the World Health Organization (WHO) said at least eight people in the northwest were believed to have died from it.

Dar es Salaam: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Monday confirmed the country's second outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) in two years. Speaking at a joint news conference with World health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom ...

Tanzania has confirmed a positive case of Marburg virus in a remote northern region. Marburg is a lethal pathogen, with a mortality rate of up to 88% in untreated cases. This virus, akin to Ebola, originates from fruit bats and transmits through close contact with infected individuals' bodily fluids or contaminated surfaces.

ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — Tanzania’s president said Monday that one sample from a remote part of northern Tanzania tested positive for Marburg disease, a highly infectious virus which can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.

NINE people have died in an outbreak of an eye-bleeding disease in Tanzania, Africa’s health agency has announced. This exceeds the eight suspected deaths reported by the World Health

Officials previously questioned whether the deadly disease was indeed present in the African country, which had seen 8 suspected Marburg deaths.

MUHIMBILI National Hospital (MNH) is set to come up with a modern device that diagnoses diabetes through saliva. Prof. Mohamed Janabi, MNH Executive Director, unveiled this in Dar es Salaam at the weekend shortly after the hospital received various medical equipment worth 125m/-,

HEALTH minister Jenista Mhagama yesterday inaugurated the new cardiac clinic in Dar es Salaam, emphasising the government’s ongoing efforts to expand and improve specialised heart care services in the country.