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 – 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 […]
Art In Tanzania organizes free HIV testing at Kunduchi public beach
Over 30 people from Kunduchi village in Dar es Salaam are now aware of their HIV status thanks to a free HIV counseling and testing exercise organized by Art In Tanzania last Thursday.
A total of 38 villagers most of them youthful men took the bold step after a team of AIT staff and volunteers conducted a HIV and AIDS sensitization campaign at the beach village..