Syriacus Buguzi
The Citizen Tanzania
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Data privacy under scrutiny amid legal vacuum in Tanzania
The clamour for a data protection law in Tanzania is increasingly gaining momentum in this digital age, as advocates call for urgent action to protect people’s privacy on the internet and... → Read More
Harmful use of tobacco thrives on weak laws in Tanzania
Tobacco control campaigners said yesterday that the lack of strong laws against smoking in Tanzania continues to allow harmful consumption of the products, reversing the efforts invested in... → Read More
Tanzania's Dilemma: It's Not So Easy To Go From Vaccine Denier To Vaccine Embracer
The African country, previously credited for high childhood vaccination rates, was 1 of 4 countries to reject COVID vaccines. Now they've done a 180. It's unclear if its citizens will go along. → Read More
Where did the Covid-19 waste in Dar es Salaam go?
By the year 2025, the amount of waste generated from Dar es Salaam could triple to 12,000 tons per day says the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), yet the Covid-19 pandemic may have come with an additional burden to the waste management plans in Tanzania and globally. → Read More
Wondering why your favourite Doc quit the job?
You feel sick and you say to yourself, “Oh my gosh! It’s time to go to the nearby public hospital and talk to that competent and compassionate doctor I know well and appreciate.” → Read More
Citrus industry under threat in East Africa
A destructive plant-feeding insect of Chinese origin is spreading across Africa and was recently traced in two East African countries: Tanzania and Kenya; where it is potentially jeopardising the citrus industry, a study published in PlosOne journal says. → Read More
Paying the price of sticking to science
In the midst of the global battle against the spread of the novel coronavirus, a section of people in Tanzania have chosen to stick to science, however, their choice in personal and a hard one to make. → Read More
Tanzania reviews travel advisory amid fears of importing
The government reviewed its advisory on international travel on Wednesday, August 05, 2020 in a deliberate move to accommodate additional measures aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus from other countries. → Read More
New US ambassador to Tanzania arrives in Dar es Salaam
President John Magufuli yesterday accepted the credentials of the new United States Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr Donald J. Wright. → Read More
Tanzania, Kenya urged to resolve ‘safe flights list’ row
The East African Business Council (EABC) has warned that emerging regional differences air transport services among some East African Community (EAC) partner states could adversely affect the rebound of business in the region. → Read More
VIDEO: Mkapa the quiet son, school boy I knew
He was a quiet boy during his childhood, and a son who was closely attached to his father. On Thursday, July 23, he became quiet forever. Benjamin William Mkapa, the third President of Tanzania who passed away at the age of 81, was finally laid to rest close to his father and mother in the clan’s graveyard in Lupaso Village in Masasi District. → Read More
Why you should be in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro parks now
Local tourists are flocking to the Serengeti National Park after Hoteliers and travel agents have drastically lowered prices in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic. → Read More
Good news for people with Sickle Cell Disease in Tanzania,
Global health stakeholders are marking World Sickle Cell Day today amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and, according to Dr Patrice Matchaba, an experienced medic, people living with chronic conditions such as Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) are facing uncertainty. However, there is good news in East Africa. → Read More
Why Tanzania’s dengue spike may have gone unnoticed
Dar es Salaam. The dengue viruses (DENVs) which thrive in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are highly prevalent in Tanzania and other parts of the world are continually spreading and causing dengue → Read More
Why complacency poses a grave Covid-19 risk
When Tanzania reported its first Covid-19 case in Arusha in mid-March, there was a rush for whatever preventive method that was available. Schools and sports stadiums were closed. Demand for sanitizer, soap and face masks surged. Almost every shop had a bucket of water in front for handwashing. → Read More
Cloud hangs over Tanzania’s Covid-19 data updates
The release of Covid-19 official statistics has remained a mystery for nearly a month despite a promise by Health minister Ummy Mwalimu who said the government would resume updating the public on the disease’s trends after the rehabilitation of the National Health Laboratory. → Read More
New normal: how likely will it be to live with Covid-19?
It remains unclear when the novel coronavirus may finally stop spreading across the world. This comes at a time when top experts at the World Health Organization (WHO) point to a possibility of the → Read More
Covid-19: Opportunity for Tanzania to revisit tobacco control
The Tanzania Tobacco Control Forum (TTCF) says lessons drawn from the Covid-19 pandemic should inform Tanzania to act on a tobacco control law that conforms to the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). → Read More
Covid-19 dilemma for medical staff
Health minister, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, yesterday said the protection of health workers is a government priority, as she moved to pacify medics who have raised concern about the shortage of protective gear for front-line medical personnel. → Read More
‘HIV counselling doesn’t discourage contraceptives uptake’
Integrating HIV counselling into family planning services does not discourage couples from seeking injectable contraceptive methods, potentially paving the way for implementation of complex HIV counseling messages in healthcare, says a study. → Read More