The government has begun a vaccination programme but officials have been blamed for a slow response.

THE Tanzanian government, in collaboration with South Korea, has noted a remarkable progress in the implementation of the project to improve the National Public Health Laboratory in combating ...

TANZANIA has accelerated domestic financing and district-led delivery for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) following an abrupt withdrawal of external funding in early 2025. As a result, 130 councils ...

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you've never heard of. This fungal disease has repeatedly reshaped the global coffee supply ...

Viral mimic systems and other tech platforms could enable local testing of vaccine candidates and antiviral therapies. This ...

During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

South Africa has finally declared its foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak a national disaster and is now embarking on a ...

New Global Burden of Disease data show sustained mortality declines; however, noncommunicable diseases, climate exposure, and ...

Devastating floods that swept across Southern Africa since December 2025, killing at least 280 people and affecting almost a million, were likely intensified by the impacts of climate change, ...

“Our research clearly demonstrates that the next major health emergency may not be a sudden new outbreak, but the steady ...