Tanzania and France have agreed to keep up their close health sector cooperation, with a renewed emphasis on strengthening academic and research cooperation between their top universities, the University of Bordeaux and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), to tackle global health issues. The French Ambassador to Tanzania, Anne Sophie Avé, spoke to students and MUHAS employees at a meeting hosted by MUHAS's.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 6th August 2025

In order to promote primary healthcare delivery and fortify health systems, Tanzania has obtained USD 55.9M (around TZS 161.3B) from development partners for the Health Basket Fund (HBF) for the fiscal year 2025–2026. Comparing the amount to the USD 44.3M distributed in the 2022–2023 fiscal year, there is a 20% increase. On July 18, 2025, the HBF's annual side agreement was signed. Senior representatives from development partners.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 6th August 2025

Unitaid, an international organisation that promotes access to cutting-edge health products in low- and middle-income countries, has chosen Nikkiso Co., Ltd. to deliver medical oxygen production plants as part of a regional health program. To increase local oxygen production, the initiative would install four air separation units in Tanzania and Kenya. In much of sub-Saharan Africa, medical oxygen is still critically scarce, despite being.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 3rd July 2025

China stated it will negotiate and sign a new economic agreement with Africa that will eliminate any taxes on the 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations. This agreement could help middle-income countries. The new program will level the playing field by providing middle-income nations with comparable market access to the duty- and quota-free market access that the Asian economic powerhouse provides to least developed.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 3rd July 2025

Unlock Growth in the Heart of East Africa: Tanzania's Booming Healthcare Market Awaits Exporters! Are you seeking a dynamic and rapidly expanding market for your medical and healthcare products and equipment? Look no further than Tanzania, a nation poised for significant growth in its healthcare sector, presenting unparalleled opportunities for international exporters like you. With a burgeoning population of over 60 million and a.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 12th June 2025

The Lindi Region's National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) has started building a new regional office, which is currently 94% finished, to make it simpler for people to receive healthcare services. NHIF Regional Manager Irine Katarahiya stated in a statement, that the office, which will cost Sh 401 million in total, is being built in Rasibura Ward, Lindi Municipality. Katarahiya claims that the office wants to increase the welfare of.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th June 2025

According to a cabinet minister, Tanzania is seeing a notable increase in medical tourism as a result of large government expenditures on healthcare services. Over the last four years, the number of international patients seeking treatment in Tanzania has more than doubled, according to Minister of Health Jenista Mhagama, who spoke to parliament in the capital, Dodoma. The number of foreign patients increased from 5,705 to 12,180.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th June 2025

Tanzania will now be included in Unitaid's East African Program of Oxygen Access (EAPOA), a US$22 million project aimed at creating sustainable medical oxygen supplies throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Tanzania is now beginning the second phase of the initiative, which was first introduced in Kenya in October 2024. Today's formal ground breaking ceremony in Dar es Salaam was attended by His Excellency Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. Prime.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 3rd April 2025

The government of Kenya received a Sh1.8 billion grant from China to upgrade important hospitals across the country, which has boosted the country's healthcare system. The agreement was signed at the Treasury Building this morning by Guo Haiyan, the ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Kenya and Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi. "This grant is a significant step in strengthening our healthcare infrastructure and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 3rd April 2025

The Medical Stores Department in Tanzania has issued a work order to Cupid Limited, which manufactures IVD kits, personal lubricants and female and male condoms, for the supply of male condoms valued at around Rs. 42 crore. This order, which is scheduled to be implemented between May and July 2025, is a component of a framework agreement with an international corporation. As a result, the shares of Cupid Limited, which has a market.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 10th March 2025

The Social Health Authority (SHA), according to President William Ruto, is dedicated to guaranteeing fair and reasonably priced access to healthcare. According to the President, the new care will propel the nation closer to attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC), especially when combined with the work of Community Health Promoters (CHP). In order to take advantage of this revolutionary healthcare program, the Head of State.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 10th March 2025

A new project has been signed with the goal of strengthening the battle against cancer in women in Tanzania and Kenya. Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) in Kenya and Tanzania is in charge of this joint project, which is supported by the Gates Foundation (GF) and the Aga Khan Foundation Tanzania, France via the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) Group. In the two countries, it will help almost 7.4 million people. The East Africa.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 10th February 2025