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View article: Implementation of early warning, alert and response: An experience from the Marburg virus disease outbreak response in Kagera, Tanzania, March to May 2023
Implementation of early warning, alert and response: An experience from the Marburg virus disease outbreak response in Kagera, Tanzania, March to May 2023 Open
Introduction Tanzania declared a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak on March 21, 2023, reporting nine cases and six deaths (case fatality rate (CFR) 66.7%). Detection began when a Community Health Worker (CHW) reported unexplained illnes…
View article: Urgent support mechanism: saving millions of COVID-19 vaccines from expiry in Africa
Urgent support mechanism: saving millions of COVID-19 vaccines from expiry in Africa Open
Delivering COVID-19 vaccines with 4–6 weeks shelf life remains one of Africa’s most pressing challenges. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) leadership recognised that COVID-19 vaccines donated to many Africa…
View article: Influence of intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation on cognitive abilities among adolescent girls in northwestern Tanzania
Influence of intermittent iron and folic acid supplementation on cognitive abilities among adolescent girls in northwestern Tanzania Open
Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation to reduce anemia is key for improving substantial lost disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for adolescent girls. This study assessed the impact of weekly IFA supplementation (WIFAS) on cognitive…
View article: Continuity of essential health services amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania: a pre and post implementation support assessment
Continuity of essential health services amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania: a pre and post implementation support assessment Open
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has potentially caused disruptions in provision of routine, regular essential health services in different ways; through overwhelming the health system in responding to COVID-19; some of the intervention us…
View article: Effects of the eLearning approach on knowledge transfer and retention among in-service nurses and midwives in Tanzania
Effects of the eLearning approach on knowledge transfer and retention among in-service nurses and midwives in Tanzania Open
Background Health professionals are in short supply worldwide, with nurses and midwives accounting for more than 50% of the current shortage. The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030, there will be a shortage of 10 million healt…
View article: Barriers to Access Fistula Services: An Account of Fistula survivors and ambassadors in Mwanza, Tanzania
Barriers to Access Fistula Services: An Account of Fistula survivors and ambassadors in Mwanza, Tanzania Open
Background Obstetric fistula is a leading cause of pregnancy-related disability and stigma for around one million women across developing countries. There are between 50,000 to 100,000 new fistula cases each year worldwide, with less than …
View article: Life Experiences on Social and Economic Re-Integration for Fistula Victims Post Repair, Tanzania
Life Experiences on Social and Economic Re-Integration for Fistula Victims Post Repair, Tanzania Open
Background Although exact figures on fistula victims differ among countries of sub-Saharan Africa and the Mediterranean yet it is one of the debilitating conditions after delivery, especially in third-world countries. Besides physical cond…
View article: The role of community pharmacies in early detection of suspected COVID-19 cases in 2020: lessons from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
The role of community pharmacies in early detection of suspected COVID-19 cases in 2020: lessons from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Open
Tanzania reported its first COVID-19 case on 16 March 2020. We conducted event-based surveillance of COVID-19 suspect cases among pharmacy clients presenting with respiratory symptoms and influenza-like illness to increase early and rapid …
View article: Continuity of Essential Health Services Amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania: a pre and post implementation support assessment.
Continuity of Essential Health Services Amidst COVID-19 pandemic in Tanzania: a pre and post implementation support assessment. Open
Background Countries worldwide are facing many challenges as they strive to ensure that health systems maintain essential health services (EHS) as they respond to the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. EHS have experienced w…
View article: International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2022 Poster and Oral Presentation Abstracts
International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2022 Poster and Oral Presentation Abstracts Open
Background:The ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 has shattered the entire world with 4.55 million deaths.In order to develop proper containment strategy, there is a pressing need to develop insights about the real proportions of…
View article: Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa
Infection Prevention and Control Initiatives to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Transmission of SARS-CoV-2, East Africa Open
The coronavirus disease pandemic has highlighted the need to establish and maintain strong infection prevention and control (IPC) practices, not only to prevent healthcare-associated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare workers and pat…