Analysing the hindrance to the use of information and technology for improving efficiency of health care delivery system in Tanzania. Information Technologies (IT) have been described as offering tremendous opportunity to improve health services as well as in meeting broader developmental goals which have an impact on health. Through the use of IT, healthcare sectors can potentially plan, monitor and evaluate health services as well as communicate...
H.C. Kimaro|H.M. Twaakyondo; Health, data management Information Technology Tanzania; health; data management Information Technology Tanzania
Antipyretic, parasitologic, and immunologic effects of combining sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine with chloroquine or paracetamol for treating uncomplicated plasmodium falciparum malariaSulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) is increasingly used against malaria in sub-Saharan Africa because of chloroquine resistance. However, chloroquine may have a beneficial antipyretic effect. We therefore compared the combination of SP plus chloroquine, chloroquine alone, SP alone, and SP plus paracetamol in the treatment...
Hugosson,Elisabeth|Tarimo,Donath|Troye-blomberg,Marita|Premji,Zul; The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Plasmodium falciparum malaria Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine Malaria Health Hygiene Parasitologic Antipyretic; Plasmodium falciparum malaria Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine Malaria Health Hygiene Parasitologic Antipyretic
Are two better than one? Combining drugs for intestinal infections in ZanzibarHow can we combat the intestinal infections caused by roundworms (nematodes), Ascaris, whipworms and hookworms in children and women of childbearing age? A study carried out by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the Ivo de Carneri Foundation and the World Health Organisation evaluated the effectivenes...
Albonico,Marco| Bickle,Quentin| Ransan,Mahdi| Taylor,Martin| Savioli,Lorenzo; Combining drugs for intestinal infections Intestinal infections Tropical Medicine; Combining drugs for intestinal infections Intestinal infections Tropical Medicine
Avoidable still births and neonatal deaths in rural TanzaniaHinderaker, Sven G.|Olsen, Bj°rg E.|Bergsj°, Per B.|Gasheka,Peter|Lie, Rolv T.|Havnen, Jakob; International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Deaths in rural areas Death Health Neonatal deaths Tanzania; Deaths in rural areas Death Health Neonatal deaths Tanzania
Avoidable stillbirths and neonatal deaths in rural TanzaniaHinderaker, Sven G.|Olsen, Bj°rg E.|Bergsj°, Per B.|Gashek,Peter; Neonatal deaths Stillbirths deaths Health Health Sector Tanzania; Neonatal deaths Stillbirths deaths Health Health Sector Tanzania
Best days of your life? Tackling health problems in Tanzania’s schoolsSchool-age children bear 13.7 per cent of the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa. This affects their school attendance and performance. How can schools improve the health of their pupils? Researchers from The Partnership for Child Development at Imperial College, London and UKUMTA (the Tanzania Partnership for Ch...
Jukes,Matthew| Ngorosho,Damaris; Health problems in Tanzania's schools Tackling health problems Health problems Schools in Tanzania Tanzania; Health problems in Tanzania's schools Tackling health problems Health problems Schools in Tanzania Tanzania
Breast cancer and self-examination knowledge among Tanzanian women: implications for breast cancer health educationThe purpose of this study was to assess knowledge related to breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE) among Tanzanian women. This hospital-based study was conducted at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 130 women aged 20-69 years without a kno...
T.A. Ngoma|M. Ngoma; Cancer Women Helath Breast; Cancer Women Helath Breast
Burden of disease profile 2002Ministry of Health; Health and demographic Health Health and demographic indicators Coastal zone Tanzania; Health and demographic Health Health and demographic indicators Coastal zone Tanzania
Challenges faced in occupational health & safety in construction sitesKishashu,Y.M|Matiko,J.M; CRB; Health and safety Safety in constructions Occupational health Tanzania; Health and safety Safety in constructions Occupational health Tanzania
Challenges on occupational health & safety in construction sitesMwombeki,F.K; Contractors Registration Board; Health Health in constraction sites Health & safety CRB; Health Health in constraction sites Health & safety CRB
Change for the better:Under-resourced government health systems in sub-Saharan Africa often provide poor quality services. How can policy-makers improve healthcare standards without unsustainable increases in expenditure? The Tanzania Family Health Project implemented a range of interventions involving staff, facilities and services in the...
Atherton,Frank; Improving health Health standards Health services Tanzania; Improving health Health standards Health services Tanzania
Comments on myopia in secondary school students in TanzaniaOphthalmol, J.; Myopia Secondary school students Health Tanzania; Myopia Secondary school students Health Tanzania
Community social valuation: use of nominal group technique in ranking of health conditions from two communities in Temeke and Moshi Districts in TanzaniaThis study used the nominal group technique to explore societal value preferences in the ranking of health conditions from two communities in Temeke and Moshi districts in Tanzania. The nominal group technique was applied to a community of lay people including patients and community leaders. In this study we found a r...
E.Makundi|G.Kvale|P.Setel|O.Norheim|L.Haram; Community social valuation Social valuation Health Health conditions Tanzania; Community social valuation Social valuation Health Health conditions Tanzania
Community-based monitoring of safe motherhood in the United Republic of TanzaniaMswia,Robert|Lewanga,Mary|Moshiro,Candida|Kitange,Henry|Whiting,David|Mtasiwa,Deo; Safe motherhood Martenal mortality Reproductive health Reproduction Tanzania; Safe motherhood Martenal mortality Reproductive health Reproduction Tanzania
Comparison of STD prevalences in the Mwanza, Rakai, and Masaka trial populationsOrroth, K K|Korenromp,E L|White, R G|Changalucha, J|De Vlas,S J|Gray, R H|Hughes, P|Kamali, A|Ojwiya,A|Serwadda, D|Wawer, M J|Hayes,R J|Grosskurth,H; STD STI STD prevalences Health Tanzania; STD STI STD prevalences Health Tanzania
