News concerning places in Tanzania,
which is indicated in green on the following map of Africa:
News incl. lifesciences, animals, wildlife & nature
from or mentioning Tanzania, East Africa
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Malaria parasites stick to blood vessel linings via PfEMP1 (parasite proteins)
Malaria parasites grow in red blood cells and stick to the endothelial lining of blood vessels through a large family of parasite proteins called PfEMP1. This is how the parasite avoids being carri...
HIV associated with Salmonella epidemic in sub Saharan Africa
The emergence and spread of new variants of Salmonella Typhimurium has been found to correspond to the emergence and spread of HIV in parts sub-Saharan Africa. A major contributing factor to the in...
Calls for social inclusion of children with disabilities in Africa
On the Day of the African Child 2012, UNICEF calls on families, communities and governments throughout the continent to protect children with disabilities from discrimination, violence and neglect,...
Research reveals how dengue fever virus infects living cells
Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes and infects up to 100 million people each year. People bitten by an infected mosquito first develop a fever, followed by other symptoms such as joint pain, rash ...
US Plans to assist with improvements of medical education in Africa
Eleven programmatic awards, largely funded by PEPFAR, will expand and enhance medical education and research training in the field of HIV/AIDS. Eight smaller non-HIV/AIDS awards, funded by the NIH ...
Cash rewards and counseling could help prevent STIs in rural Africa
Giving out cash can be an effective tool in combating sexually transmitted infections in rural Africa, according to a new study conducted jointly by researchers at the University of California, Ber...
WHO, IAEA join forces to fight cancer in developing countries
WHO and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have announced the launch of a Joint Programme on Cancer Control, for the purpose of strengthening and accelerating the fight against cancer in...
Malaria deaths decline by 66% in Zambia
Malaria deaths reported from health facilities in Zambia have declined by 66%. This result along with other supporting data indicates that Zambia has reached the 2010 Roll Back Malaria target of a ...
Checklist helps reduce surgical complications, deaths
The WHO has found that use of a simple surgical checklist during major operations can reduce the rate of surgery-related deaths and complications by over 33 percent
UK Government announces action on water and sanitation
UNICEF UK joined the End Water Poverty coalition to call for more to improve access to sanitation. The coalition wants developing countries to be supported in developing national sanitation plans a...
