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Muhimbili begins offering bone marrow transplants
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Muhimbili begins offering bone marrow transplants

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...

7 died and 24 were hospitalised after eating a turtle
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7 died and 24 were hospitalised after eating a turtle

Seven residents of Msuka Taponi, Micheweni District in Pemba, Zanzibar died from eating the meat of a poisonous turtle while 24 others are still fighting for their lives at a hospital in Pemba. The President of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, Hussein Ali Mwinyi has shared his grievances with the families of the deceased via...

5 great cabins in Tanzania to spend your holiday in
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5 great cabins in Tanzania to spend your holiday in

It is that season again we are coming to the end of 2021, ready to refresh before the new year arrives with new plans and goals in people’s minds. Tanzania has a lot of tourist attractions and sites worth visiting for foreigners and locals. There are areas that if shown to a Tanzanian person they...

Ways to benefit from eucalyptus trees farming
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Ways to benefit from eucalyptus trees farming

Tanzania has adopted concrete poles for electricity distribution, leaving pine and eucalyptus tree farmers and stakeholders under pressure for the loss they might encounter as the wooden poles will be replaced with concrete ones. Most investors in eucalyptus production were solely aiming for TANESCO as their main customers not knowing there are other ways to...

Way forward to tackle road accidents in Tanzania
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Way forward to tackle road accidents in Tanzania

Approximately 400 people die from motorcycle accidents yearly while 800 others survive with severe injuries, President Samia Suluhu Hassan told the public who attended the launch of Road Safety Week in Arusha on November 23, 2021. She further said that 90% of road accidents could be avoided if people carefully observed road safety rules. The...

Cancer centre to be built in Tanzania’s lake zone
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Cancer centre to be built in Tanzania’s lake zone

President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the government will soon finish building a designated room for cancer radiation machines at Bugando Hospital, due to Ocean Road Cancer Institute having more patients from lake regions. Speaking at the hospital’s 50th anniversary, President Samia made it clear that 50% of all cancer patients at ORCI are from the...