STATUS OF COVID-19 VACCINE IN TANZANIA

By Roseline Sanga – Art in Tanzania internship In Tanzania, the disputes continue between government officials, some of them are saying that the vaccines are not friendly to humans but others asking for proof of why the vaccines are not friendly to humans. Many citizens have been shown to have differing opinions about the vaccines,  […]

MEN CIRCUMCISION (TOHARA)

By Mariam Msangi – Art in Tanzania internship Circumcision is defined as the surgical removal of the foreskin. The foreskin retractable fold of skin that covers the end of the penis. It is the continuation of the skin that covers the whole penis. Male circumcision has been shown to considerably reduce the risk of sexually […]

COVID-19 Vaccination Status in Western World

By Gwamaka Makyusa –  Art in Tanzania internship After lagging behind the United States and United Kingdom on the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines this spring, the European Union is on track to catch up by July. Following initial missteps, the EU has developed a better strategy on vaccine procurement. Even when in distress, the bloc […]

Tropical Diseases in Africa – Malaria

by Shravya Murali – Art in Tanzania internship As a significant health problem in several tropical regions of the world, malaria costs almost 435,000 lives annually. A substantial fraction of these deaths occurs in Africa. The proportion of cases and deaths In Tanzania alone constitutes to 3% of those globally. Over the past few years, […]

Tropical Diseases in Africa – Malaria

By Shravya Murali – Art in Tanzania internship As a significant health problem in several tropical regions of the world, malaria costs almost 435,000 lives annually. A substantial fraction of these deaths occurs in Africa. The proportion of cases and deaths In Tanzania alone constitutes 3% of those globally. Over the past few years, the […]

Tropical Diseases in Africa – Sleeping Sickness

by Shravya Murali – Art in Tanzania internship Human African Trypanosomiasis, also known as ‘Sleeping Sickness’ is a neglected tropical disease, and a recurrent public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. The deadly sleeping sickness has robbed tens of thousands of lives of individuals in Africa annually, and about 65 million people continue to be at […]

Taking actions to reduce neonatal disorders

By Pooja Senthamaraiselvan – Art in Tanzania internship Tanzania is making great strides in reducing child mortality, but has demonstrated slower progress in reducing neonatal deaths. There has been a declining trend in NMR over the past decade but it indicates a very gradual improvement. In order to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 […]

Fight Against Tuberculosis

by Senthamaraiselvan Pooja – Art in Tanzania internship Background of Tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The United Republic of Tanzania is one of the 30 countries with the highest burden of TB in the world. According to WHO, 142 000 people (253 per 100 000 […]

Sober House Art

When wandering through the alleys and byways of Stone Town, every once in a while you’ll come up to a little square, a little breathing space. It’s at one of these that I am to meet Kasim Nyuni and Saleh, the driving forces behind an upcoming art gallery…

Pupils from One School in Dar es Salaam receive donations through AIT

Pupils from One school of Tegeta in Dar es Salaam are a happy lot following the completion of a modern sanitation block at the school.
The toilets were constructed with funds from a volunteer at Art In Tanzania who saw the need for the school to have clean sanitation facilities…