The Impact of Period Poverty in Tanzania

Art in Tanzania Internship-Tiffany Lo Managing periods in Tanzania is challenging due to a lack of access to menstrual products and sanitation services. Over 50% of Tanzanians do not have access to improved sanitation and access to clean drinking water is often limited (Moloney, 2020). With a lack of access to menstrual hygiene products, information, […]

HEALTH BENEFITS OF LEMON AND GINGER TEA

HEALTH BENEFITS OF LEMON AND GINGER TEA By: Mallya Godfrido RN, Art in Tanzania Intership Ginger is grown in Kilimanjaro, Kigoma,Ruvuma, Morogoro, Kagera and Mbeya region. Currently, Ginger in Kilimanjaro is widely grown in Same District, particularly on the slopes of Usambara Mountains the ancient range in northeast Tanzania, which is part of the Eastern […]

Environmental Disaster Management in Tanzania

By Baraka Mwampalile – Art in Tanzania internship Introduction Definition of key terms Disaster- we can define as the serious disruptions occurring over a short period of time that cause widespread human, material, economic and environmental loss which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources. It can […]

Indoor Air Pollution

What is indoor air pollution?             Indoor air pollution is when the condition of air surrounding building settings both inside and out is detrimental to the health of living beings. It is especially dangerous in comparison to outdoor air pollution because of how confined the space is within a building as opposed to the space […]

Ebola in Africa

Tiffany Lo-Art in Tanzania Internship Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), most commonly known as just Ebola, is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates (CDC, 2021). The viruses that cause the disease are located mainly in sub-Saharan Africa (CDC, 2021). People can become infected with the disease through direct contact with an infected […]