Sikika: MSD\’s new medicine and supplies delivery system not up to task

Sikika Press Release: The availability or ‘unavailability’ of medicines for suffering patients in Tanzania is many times the distance between life and death especially for those living upcountry. It is a fact that the lack of a highly cohesive countrywide medicine & supplies distribution system continues to afflict public health facilities and could be leading to preventable suffering and…

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Sikika: MSD\’s new medicine and supplies delivery system not up to task

Sikika Press Release: The availability or ‘unavailability’ of medicines for suffering patients in Tanzania is many times the distance between life and death especially for those living upcountry. It is a fact that the lack of a highly cohesive countrywide medicine & supplies distribution system continues to afflict public health facilities and could be leading to preventable suffering and…

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Tiiba ya babu imeleta maafa makubwa kwa wagonjwa

Chama cha Madaktari nchini (MAT) kimesema tiba inayotolewa na Mchungaji Mstaafu wa Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Tanzania (KKKT), Ambilikile Mwasapila, kwa njia ya kikombe kwa ajili ya kutibu magonjwa sugu, imeleta maafa makubwa kwa wagonjwa. Makamu wa Rais wa MAT, Dk. Primus Saidia, alitoa tamko hilo wakati akizungumza na waandishi wa habari kuhusiana suala zima la magonjwa yasiyoambukiza…

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ANZISHA PRIZE FINALIST FOR TANZANIA

ANZISHA PRIZE FINALIST FOR TANZANIA Frederick Swai, Tanzania The Dreamer Center City: Mbeya Age: 19 Industry: IT Services Quote: “I got the idea for the Center when I was seventeen. It has been a dream come true to see it finally here. But this is just the beginning.” During secondary school Frederick Swai often noticed his neighbors’ frustration when…

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21 year-old Frederick Swai of Tanzania selected finalist for inaugural ANZISHA PRIZE in South Africa

*EIGHT INNOVATIVE YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS SELECTED AS FINALISTS FOR THE INAUGURAL ANZISHA PRIZE* :Press release: African Leadership Academy and The MasterCard Foundation are proud to announce the finalists for the inaugural *Anzisha Prize* ( www.anzishaprize.org), the premier award for Africa’s young entrepreneurial leaders. These remarkable young entrepreneurs, hailing from eight nations across the continent, will converge in Johannesburg on…

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Academy lauds Kenya for uplifting Kiswahili

By Rawlings Otieno (standardmedia.co.ke) The Government has been urged to set aside funds for the development of Kiswahili language, which is rapidly gaining popularity in East and Central Africa . Academy for African Languages (Acalan) has lauded Kenya for elevating Kiswahili to an official language and entrenched it in the Constitution. It challenged the Government to make available funds…

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TZ ECONOMY CONTINUES TO WOBBLE as Investors shun long term bonds as well

* *By YAKOBE CHIWAMBO (Businesstimes.co.tz) * * HITHERTO, both local and international investors had been making a beeline for long-term bonds – mainly because of their relatively higher yields and secure nature as an investment. That scenario is rapidly changing, with prospective investors now sitting on their money and furiously reading signs of the (economic) times. Observers attribute this…

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‘If Africa does not invest in Food and Nutrition Security, the consequences will be too big…NEPAD

> *Addis Ababa, Ethiopia*.*18 August 2011 *– The African Union (AU) and the > NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, convened a special consultation of > the Steering Group of the Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day as part of > a plan to firm up the implementation of activities that will lead up to the > continent-wide commemoration of…

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Three Top Tanzanian Scientists Win Prestigious AWARD Fellowship

*AWARD announces winners of 2011 fellowships 70 top African women agricultural scientists from 11 countries chosen * * *NAIROBI, KENYA (AUGUST 18, 2011)—As discussions of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa continue to dominate global headlines, it is clear that ensuring the continent’s food security will require mobilizing the best minds from every discipline, including women agricultural…

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