“No single country can defeat sickle cell disease alone. It requires a united effort from governments, research institutions, ...

ENDEMIC illnesses in Tanzania, including malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, plague, bacterial diarrhoea and hepatitis A, are a huge impediment to national development. The diseases ...

Tanzania's president said that Marburg disease was found in a remote part of the country. AFP via Getty Images The disease can be fatal in up to 88% of cases without treatment.

AS African nations gathered in Addis Ababa last week for a pivotal workshop on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), a stark ...

AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria are endemic killer diseases in Tanzania. The donors include the US whose president, Mr Barack Obama, has insisted that an AIDS-free generation is in sight.

Health officials are investigating a deadly outbreak of a mystery disease in southern Tanzania that has infected over a dozen people and killed at least three of them. Tanzania's chief medical ...

After two deadly outbreaks of the rare Marburg virus disease in Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning US doctors to be on the lookout for patients exhibiting symptoms ...

Many diseases prevalent in Africa are transmitted through contact with contaminated water and soil. Investing in safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure is an opportunity.

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday rejected an assertion by Tanzania's president that coronavirus tests it supplied are faulty ...

Central Africa’s bushmeat trade highlights the risk of diseases spreading from animals from humans – but the region also offers lessons in what can be done to address it.

Central Africa’s bushmeat trade highlights the risk of diseases spreading from animals from humans – but the region also offers lessons in what can be done to address it.