ABSTRACT - Perceived social-mental, economic and physical disruptions of living with multimorbidities and enrolment into health insurance: A qualitative inquiry

Background: Multimorbidity is a major public health concern in low- and middle-income countries at both family, community, and national levels. Despite the diversity of epidemiological evidence on the prevalence and determinants of multimorbidity, little is known about life disruptions experienced by patients with more than one long-term chronic illness. Furthermore, despite the fact that health insurance is pivotal for universal health access, t…

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Is home gardening a sustainable way to improve nutrition?

We bring to you lessons from Rufiji, Tanzania

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CLIMATE RESILIENCE

Community, household decisions key to ensuring water quality during extreme weather

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Early childhood mosquito bed net use and long-term survival

Study proves malaria control in young children saves lives into adulthood

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Health Sector Strategic Plan Five (2021 - 2025) - Key Messages

The formulation of HSSP 5 is part of a long tradition of formulating health sector strategic plans (HSSPs) which started in 1999. The development of this fifth Health Sector Strategic Plan (HSSP 5) was a participatory process guided by the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children. Here are the key messages of HSSP 5, which was officially unveiled in Dodoma on June 24th 2021:

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Why HIV positive persons under ARV do not transmit the virus

People living with HIV do not have to transmit the virus as long as they adhere to medication as prescribed by their respective doctors. They can maintain a normal sex life without fear of transmission and above all, they have HIV-free children.

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AIDS FIGHT: HIV stigma in the media

Where do we get our knowledge of HIV from? What influence does the media have on stigma? What role do artists and other famous people play in shaping the knowledge of HIV in our youth? If you want to understand more, join Dr. Robert Ndege, a researcher at our Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara as he discusses his experience on the power of the media in…

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AIDS FIGHT: Did you know that HIV is treatable? Listen to this medical success story

The fight against HIV is one of the biggest medical success stories. Join Ifakara Health Institute researcher, Prof. Maja Weisser, as she takes us through a journey of what the situation was two decades ago and where are we today with the treatment of HIV. This three-minute video on the Ifakara Science Channel has it …