The Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) has started conducting bone marrow transplantation ahead of other hospitals in East Africa. The medical treatment has been a piercing issue for a while as patients had to be sent abroad for treatment at a higher cost sometimes not able to attain. Last month Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma announced...
Africa’s most affected country by COVID-19, South Africa has announced that the country is currently under another Covid variant attack. Speaking at an emergency news conference the country’s virologist, Tulio de Oliveira said that the variant has a high mutation level compared to the other variants. “Unfortunately we have detected a new variant, which is...
One thing all fruits have in common is seeds, however, each fruit has significant nutrients for the human body. Some fruits are richer in specific nutrients than others when consumed in a certain way, a certain amount and for a certain period, and avocado does wonders with increasing one’s IQ. Avocados are great in promoting...
A human body is prone to be attacked by diseases during the course of life. Even though some diseases could be avoided or their risks minimised, certain habits detract people from having a healthy lifestyle. Despite knowing the long term effects paused by these habits, some diseases are normalised. Factors including age, genetics, gender and...
With the rising demand for improved healthcare services in Africa due to having insufficient specialized personnels, access to modernized equipment and medical technology, countries including Tanzania are taking measures to bring costful treatments mainly found abroad closer to their citizens. Even though there are private health facilities offering some of these expensive and highly skilled...
A lot of patients admitted at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Dar es Salaam come from lake zone regions. Minister of State in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Selemani Jafo said this during a Parliamentary Trade, Industry and Environment Committee’s visit at a mine in Mwine village in Kahama, Shinyanga. Jafo...
It should be known that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The 13th day of this month has been chosen as the ‘No Bra Day’ to promote breast cancer awareness to the community. Women are encouraged not to wear a bra on this day, to remind the community that breast cancer is a fatal disease....