United Republic of Tanzania News

This year, WHO joined the global community to commemorate the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week marked on 6 – 12 May 2019 with the aim to acknowledge that strong leadership is needed to advance road safety in countries and communities and achieve related Sustainable Development Goal and other global targets. The theme was  leadership for road safety highlighting the fact that most effective leaders are those who #SpeakUp for road safety and take action.

Dr Hilonga worked with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology to roll out his innovative water purification system.

The world transitioned, in 2015, from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The transition is aimed at ensuring a more integrated and sustained approach to development. This obliges all countries and sectors in developing people and improving the lives of the most vulnerable in societies. The Health sector is reflected in Goal 3, as “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”.

21-26 January 2019, Shanghai and Beijing China – The WHO Representative, Dr Tigest Menegstu led the country delegation to a workshop on ‘the China-Tanzania Malaria Prevention and Control Demonstration Project, ‘in Shanghai from the 21-24^th January 2019 and a high level Coordination Management Committee (CMC) Meeting’ in Beijing on the 26^th January 2019 to finalize the protocol for phase two of the The China-UK-Tanzania partnership Pilot Project.

On World Hearing Day 2019, WHO draws attention to the importance of early identification and intervention for hearing loss. Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing out on certain sounds and words. Checking one’s hearing would be the first step towards addressing the issue. This year, the day was marked in Zanzibar under the theme "Check Your Hearing”.

The Ministry of Health in Tanzania conducted orientation workshops on integrated screening, referral and follow up for Tuberculosis and other Chronic Lung Diseases to 20 Community Health providers in Tanga region. This initiative is supported by the World Health Organization and aims to embody the leverage of resources in addressing community needs in primary health care delivery. As most of the other Chronic Lung Diseases are not infectious in contrast to Tuberculosis, the implementation of the initiative is done jointly by the National TB and Leprosy Programme and Non-Communicable Diseases department of the Ministry of Health in the country.