Press Clips

2014

22^nd August 2014

 The Guardian

• Over 1,000 centres now get free ARVs. Page 2

• Zanzibar President Dr Shein calls for advancement in pathology disciples. Page 3

• Hopes for Aids-free generation in Uganda dashed as HIV Bill is signed. Page 9

• Experimental Ebola drugs needed for 'up to 30,000 people'. Page xii

Daily News

• Firm donates 400 Hepatitis testing kits to Tanzania. Page 2
• Liberia police fire at Monrovia protests. Page 8
• Kenya ranked fourth worldwide in HIV infections. Page 8
• Ebola disease scares Air France staff. Page 9
• Mkapa Foundation on HIV/Aids focuses on 15 districts. Page 12
• Ebola slows tourist flow to Africa. Page 18

21^st August

 The Guardian 

• Low recognition of midwives fuelling preventable deaths at birth - experts. Page 3

• Malnutrition prevalence still high. Page 4

• Tribute to two Ebola heroes. Page 8

• Liberia fights Ebola in Capital as West Africa toll tops 1,200. Page iii

Daily News

• NDC mosquito pesticide plant ready soon. Page 3

• 15 districts for improved health services. Page 4

• Ebola deaths traced to traditional healer. Page9

• Ebola wreaking havoc on African economy. Page 13

• Africa nations sell debt for Ebola fight. Page 18

20^th August

The  Guardian

• 12 enterprises registered to process, fortify food - TFDA. Page 3

• Government threatens action against public health staff charging exempted groups. Page 4

• Recurrent cholera outbreak in Cameroon highlights development gaps. Page 12

• SADC won't impose travel ban on Ebola hit West African nations. Page ii

• Liberia hunts escaped Ebola victims as WHO call for control. Page xii

Daily News

• Medics prepare for possible Ebola attack. Page 3

• MDGs: Isles leaders impressed by performance. Page 13

19^th August

  The Guardian

• Kahama District high death rate during delivery causing concerns. Page 5

• Youth say HIV/Aids pandemic not threat to them. Page 12

• Fear is key to Ebola's economic contagion. Page xii

 Daily News

• Zanzibar not safe from Ebola, warns minister. Page 3
• Study calls for reversal of pharmaceutical decline. Page 3
• TFDA set to check food quality. Page 5

18^th August

The Guardian

•  Airport step up measure to keep Ebola at bay. Page 2
• Kenya bans passenger from Ebola-hit West African nations. Page ii

Daily News

• Kibaha health centre set to have a paediatric ward. Page 2

• Giving antibiotics to babies may lead to obesity, research claim. Page 16

17^th August 

Sunday Guardian

• Ebola outbreak will take 'at least six months' to bring under control. Page 15

Sunday News

• Experts paint grim picture in case of Ebola outbreak. Page 1 & 3
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• Oral cancer complications. Page 10

16^th August

The Guardian

•  Ebola: Government orders regional secretaries to set up clinical desks at all border posts. Page 1 & 2
• Evidence suggests Ebola toll vastly underestimated - WHO. Page xii
• Guinea declares public health emergency over Ebola. Page xii
• How a Canadian Prairie city made an Ebola vaccine. Page xii
• Nigeria has total 10 Ebola cases, of which 4 have died. Page xii
• Emergency food drops eyed for quarantined Ebola region of West Africa. Page xii

Daily News

•  State denies claims of Ebola patients. Page 1 & 3
• Tanzania health summit 2014 key to attaining health goals. Page 8
• Zimbabwe's health system in crisis. Page 13 

15th August

The Guardian 

• Consignment of experimental Ebola drug arrives in Liberia. Page iii

• Scientists find how 'nefarious' Ebola disable immune response. Page xi 

Daily News

•  Tabloid reprimanded on false Ebola spread story. Page 2
• NGO boosts Isles public schools, health facilities. Page 2
• Nairobi in high alert over Ebola. Page 8
• Deadly Ebola stirs mayhem in Lagos. Page 9
• Kagera on stand-by to prevent any Ebola threat. Page 12
• Protein found to block benefits of vitamin A cancer therapy. Page 16

 14^th August

The Guardian

• Spanish priest with Ebola dies in Madrid Hospital. Page ii
• Canada to donate its own Ebola vaccine to WHO for use in Africa. Page iii
• WHO backs use of untested Ebola drugs in West Africa. Page iii
• Nigeria races to halt Ebola spread in overcrowded Lagos. Page ix

  Daily News 

• More midwives to be trained. Page 2

• NGO boosts hygiene, sanitary services in rural areas. Page 2

• TFDA mounts campaign against fake tinned baby milk. Page 5

• Ebola threat is real. Page 6

• Ebola response up but gaps remain. Page 6

• Kenya seen as high Ebola risk area. Page 8

13^th August 

The Guardian

•  Government sets aside 1.8 billion to seal off Ebola penetration. Page 1 & 2
• Husband of missionary with Ebola return to US under quarantine. Page iii
• Ivory Coast government imposes travel restrictions as Ebola fears spread. Page iii
• Liberia's government says US authorities allow use of experimental Ebola drug. Page iii

 Daily News

• Task force formed to tame Ebola. Page 1 & 3
• HIV infection among drug users high in Zanzibar. Page 5
• WHO: Ethical to use untested Ebola drugs. Page 9
• Colgate total toothpaste contains cancer-causing ingredient. Page 16
• Responding to Ebola. Page 24

12^th August

The Guardian

• South Africa to provide ARV treatment to all pregnant HIV positive women - Zuma. Page ii
• Returning US missionaries to be quarantined because of Ebola. Page vii
• West African fill churches to pray for deliverance from 'devil' Ebola. Page vii

Daily News

• Ebola declared a global menace. Page 8
• Resolving the ethics of the Ebola dilemma. Page 14

11^th August 

  The Guardian

•  Malaria infections worsen dengue attacks-research. Page 1 & 2
• Gold giant donates 106 million worth of X-ray machine. Page 4
• Ebola triggers force majeure at ArcelorMittal mine in Liberia. Page vii 

Daily News

•  Dar steps up Ebola alert as entry point fortified. Page 1 & 3
• Nutritionists warn over kid food inconsistencies. Page 1 & 3
• TFDA cautions against unscrupulous traders. Page 2
• Ebola remains a daunting task. Page 8

11^th August  

Sunday News

•  Ebola threat: KIA issues red alert. Page 2
• Muslims face tough decision on Ebola threat, pilgrimage duty. Page 12
• 17 things you didn't know about the Ebola virus. Page 18
• Make more Ebola drug and give it to Africans. Page 26
• Uganda patient with Ebola-like signs tests negative for the virus. Page 26 

Sunday News 

• Regency centre lauded for vital life saving care. Page 2

• Ebola outbreak: Liberia - a country plagued by fears. Page 8

• Heightened HIV risk for people with different kinds of disabilities. Page 10

 9^th August 

The Guardian 

• Ebola puts pilgrimage in suspended doubt. Page 1 & 2

• Ebola is not witchcraft, believers warned. Page 2

• Liberia's health system collapsing as Ebola spreads. Page 8

• WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency. Page 10

• Suspected Ebola patient isolated in Entebbe hospital. Page ii

• Tobacco-derived 'plantibodies' enter the fight against Ebola. Page vii 

Daily News

•  Experts call for breast milk banks. Page 1

8^th August 

The Guardian 

• SADC health ministers resolve to join hands to fight against Ebola virus.Page iii

• Ebola emergency turns spotlight on experimental drugs. Page xi

• WHO consults ethics experts on wider use of experimental Ebola treatment. Page xi

• West Africa healthcare systems reel as Ebola toll hits 932. Page xi

Daily News

•  Kondoa lags in registration of health fund. Page 2
• Youth network faces discrimination and stigma. Page 8

4^th August

The Guardian

• Medical service providers get training on ICT. Page 4

• Antibiotics: Everyone must know how to use. Page 12

• Delegates to be screened for Ebola at first US-Africa summit - Barack Obama. Page ii

• West Africa seals off Ebola outbreak epicentre, launches $100 million emergency plan. Page ii

• Ebola distracts from worsening Cameroon cholera outbreak. Page xi

• American aid worker stricken with Ebola arrives in US for treatment. Page xi

• US FDA says 'stands ready' to work with companies developing Ebola drugs. Page xi 

Daily News

• Work permit fees for staff on floating hospitals waived. Page 3

• Ebola almost out of control, says WHO. Page 9

3^rd August

Sunday Guardian

• 100 children for surgery in India. Page 3

• 112 experts graduate at Kibosho Nursing School. Page 6

• I'm HIV positive but have negative daughters. Page 11

• Dubai's Emirates suspends flights to Guinea over Ebola. Page 15

• Good news for Diabetics as research ends pain of daily insulin injections. Page 18

• Ebola's frontlines: Battling fear and deadly virus. Page 20 & 21

• Ebola - softly, softly on bush meat. Page 26

Sunday News

• Dar in dire need of health experts. Page 1

• Poor sanitation, poverty behind diarrhoea outbreak in the third world.Page10

• Right diet for people who are over 50. Page 10

• How smoking affects your lungs. Page 10

• What is Ebola - A look at the killer virus sweeping West Africa. Page 13

• Ebola outbreak could have 'catastrophic' consequences. Page 14 

2^nd August

The Guardian

• How government keeps watch on Ebola. Page 1

• Charity to help sharpen skills of local nurses in US. Page 3

• Rising of Ebola cases strain health workers. Page 10

• Sierra Leone declares emergency as Ebola death toll hits 729. Page vii

Daily News

• Task force formed to prevent Ebola outbreak. Page 1

• Medical nurses win health scholarships. Page 3

1^st August

 The Guardian

• Number of TB patients goes up. Page 3

• Zimbabwe's government ratifies WHO framework on tobacco control treaty. Page ii

Daily News

• Ebola prevalence worries Rwandans. Page 8

• Uganda slammed over high HIV rates. Page 8

• Liberia closes schools to curb Ebola. Page 9

• Autistic kids have less flexible brains, study finds. Page 16

• East Africa boosts anti-Ebola measures. Page 19

30^th July

The Guardian

• Focus on child marriage, genital mutilation at all-time high. Page 7

• Heightened HIV risk for people with disabilities. Page 8

• Nigeria isolates hospital in Lagos as Obama briefed on Ebola outbreak. Page vi

Daily News

• Zanzibar gets closer to achieving MDG 5. Page 5 

• Fake hepatitis test kits 'not reliable'.

29^th July

The Guardian

• Hearing of fake ARVs case postponed. Page 3

• Sierra Leone Ebola patient, recovered from family, dies in ambulance. Page iii

• Liberia shuts down border crossing and restricts gathering to curb Ebola spreading. Page iii

 Daily News

• MDG report hails Dar on under-5 deaths cut. Page 2

• Fake ARVs case fails to take off. Page 4

25^th July

 The Guardian

• UK withdraws mosquito nets voucher programme. Page 1 & 2
• NIMR develops formular to curb waterborne diseases. Page 1 & 2
• Major pharmaceuticals company on verge of developing malaria vaccine. pg3
• Paracetamol no better than placebo for low back pain, study finds. Page vii

Daily News

•  HIV prevalence high among security forces. Page 8
• Rorya district readies for 3 year anti-GBV campaign. Page 13
• The virus detective who discovered Ebola in 1976. Page 1
• Life-saving hepatitis C cure worth an $84,000 price tag. Page 22
• Bad taste lingers over China’s latest food scandal. page 24

24^th July

The Guardian

• No law governing disposal of human remains. Page 1 & 2

• Laws against illicit drugs not harsh enough - Anti Drug Unit. Page 4

• Network faults government's war on drug strategy. Page 4

• Village gets first dispensary from development partners. Page 5

• Cell phones to simplify distance learning for nurses-midwives. Page 5

• Five held in China food scandal probe, including head of Shanghai Husi Food. Page vii

Daily News

• Body parts dumping irks many. Page 1 & 3

• Four regions targeted in climate change project. Page 3

• Human beings deserve respect - dead or alive. Page 6

• Girl summit seeks total ban on FGM. Page 9

• Cocktail drug promises cure for drug-resistant TB. Page 16

• HIV virus successfully cast of human cells. Page 16

• Anatomy of female genital mutilation. Page 21

23^rd July

The Guardian

• Police hold 8 IMTU workers over human organs disposal. Page 1 & 2
• We are well prepared on possible Ebola outbreak, says government. Page 3
• Government finds 'weapon' on fighting HIV/Aids among teachers.Pge 9
• China food scandal spread, drags in Starbucks, Burger King and McNuggets. Page vii

Daily News

• Eight arrested after parts of human bodies found in Dar. Page 1 & 3
• Zanzibar mulls law on compulsory indoor mosquito spraying. Page 5
• Climate change could mean low crop, more malaria cases. page 6
• African wives hide HIV to avoid being beaten. Page 22
• Obamacare in Kentucky: The luxury of seeing a doctor. Page 25

22^nd July

The Guardian

• Why mosquitoes bite some people and not others. Page 7

Daily News

• Uganda alert after Ebola report in DRC. Page 8

• Stigma undermines progress on AIDS. Page 9

• Malawi keen on curbing elephantiasis. Page 9

• Ending child marriage starts by knowing what works. Page 15

• Dangers of lax security in disease control. Page 16

• US tobacco firm hit with $23.6 billion in damages. Page 18

21^st July

The Guardian

• Plight that kidney patients face. Page 8

Daily News

• Girls team up to champion gender, health rights. Page 8

• Ceragem healthcare: Thermal massager for many ailments. Page 14

20^th July

Sunday Guardian

• Mobile clinics: The war against child and maternal deaths begins in earnest. Page 7
• The worst case of Ebola the world has seen. Page 20 & 21

Sunday News

• HIV/AIDS research suffers blow as leading don dies. Page 1
• Alcohol use must be discouraged to check GBV. Page 4
• New TB diagnostic tool could further lower costs. Page 10
• Piloting community-wide malaria treatments. Page 10
• Benefits of eating avocados. Page 10
• Did you know that mangoes help to fight different kinds of cancer. Page 10

19^th July

The Guardian

• Local government involvement vital for MDGs' implementation. Page 4

• 30% of women in fishing areas think HIV can be got from mosquito bites. Page 10

• Aids deaths tumble but rising resistance to HIV drugs threatens gains. Pg 11

Daily News

• Health services improved in Lake Victoria Isles. Page 2

• Time to 'drop the knife' for FGM. Page 4

18^th July

The Guardian

• Indian doctors to give lecture on liver surgery, transplantation in Dar today. Page 10

Daily News

• Health stakeholders hail historic family planning allocation. Page 2
• Dodoma RC cautions residents on rabies. Page 2
• Concerted effort urged to combat HIV-Aids in Isles. Page 2
• Ethiopia's key to safer births? Better roads. Page 13
• Media urged to spearhead campaign against GBV. Page 14
• Family planning initiative focuses on colleges. Page 15
• The answer to the antibiotics crisis. Page 16
• Why Africa governments struggle with Ebola. Page 20
• Outdated approaches fuelling TB in Russia, say NGO. Page 23

17^th July

The Guardian

• Mpwapwa resident donates 250 bed sheets to hospital. Page 4
• Bank donates expecting mothers' beds to health centre. Page 4
• Dar municipal authorities ordered to revamp fight against HIV/AIDS. page 5
• Where are the doctors?. Page 9
• UN's new Development Goals must also be measurable for rich. Pg 10
• Chinese town trades leading on poison test results for milk. Page viii

Daily News

• Ensuring zero maternal, newborn deaths. Page 15

• SUA don wins prestigious fellowship. Page 19

16^th July

The Guardian

• UN Ban Ki-moon appoints envoy on climate change. Page 4
• Bank donates ultra sound machine valued at 15 million. Page 5
• SUA lecturer wins prestigious fellowship in public health. Page 5
• South Sudanese children starve as aid falling short. Page 7
• Health hazards force people to saunas amid brisk sales. Page 8
• Defying the Ebola odds in Sierra Leone. Page 10
• Nigerian government calls on striking doctors to suspend action. Page iii
• How to fix US biosecurity leaks? Close some labs. Page viii
• As Ebola stalks West Africa, medics fight mistrust, hostility. Page viii

Daily News

• Health check: Eating for two during pregnancy. Page 16

• 15^th JulyThe Guardian

• Doctors alleged to misguide persons with albinism, UTSS. Page 4

• Time to 'drop the knife' for FGM in the Gambia. Page 8

• Growing initiation death sparks outcry in South Africa. Page iii

• Alcohol laws for review after several deaths in EA country. Page iii

• Plateaus in smoking suits helps Reynolds-Lorillard deal. Page xi

Daily News

• Beware of the gallows, drug dealers warned. Page 1
• Mawenzi Hospital acquires ultrasound. Page 5
• Scientists find genetic recipe for blood cells. Page 16
• Testicular cancer rates are on the rise in young Hispanic Americans. Page 16
• New method suggested for production of polymeric nanocarriers used in medical industries. Page 16

14^th July

The Guardian

• TFDA impounds over 10 million worth of food items in Arusha. Page 5
• Malaria has deadly effects on education. Page 10
• FDA recommendations on tobacco grants prompt transparency concerns. Page xi

Daily News

• Illicit brew kills seven in Kenya. Page 1 & 3

• Rotten food impounded in Arusha. Page 1

• Lake zone regions set to have floating hospital. Page 4

• Ebola deaths surge in S. Leone and Liberia. Page 8

• Non-enzyme sensor detects lead, hydrogen peroxide. Page 14

• Patient-specific stem cells and personalised gene therapy. Page 14

13^th July

Sunday Guardian

• Three traditional doctors in Karagwe district restricted. Page 5
• Morogoro hospital authorities nab fake doctor. Page 6
• Ebola: The epidemic that's 'out of control'. Page 9
• Abortion: The silent killer of girls in Uganda. Page 20

Sunday News

• Don sounds dieticians shortage alarm as lifestyle illnesses soars. Pg1&3

• State reiterates resolve to fight illicit drugs. Page 2

• Many aware of natural repellents. Page 3

• Is there an end to communicable diseases in sight. Page 10

• HIV re-emerges in 'cured' Mississippi baby girl. Page 10

• Singing familiar songs may help prompt Alzheimer's patients to speak. Page 10

• Why HIV does not kill anymore. Page 11

12^th July

The Guardian

• Zanzlink supports Makunduchi hospital with Telecoms equipment. Page 3
• As millions vape, e-cigarette researchers count puff, scour facebook. Page ix

Daily News

• Defiant traders put babies lives at risk for profit. Page 1 & 3
• Medical students postpone studies over fees. Page 3
• KCMC spends over 3 billion in major construction. Page 5

11^st July

The Guardian

• Roll back malaria campaign averts 94,000 newborn deaths. Page 1 & 2
• War against FGM becomes complicated. Page 7

Daily News

• Quality ARVs available nationwide, Aids body assured. Page 2
• Kondoa dispensary project gets aid. Page 4

10^th July

The Guardian

• Fight against FGM lagging, public uncooperative - police. Page 3

Daily News

• Blood sale scares possible donors. Page 1 & 3
• People living with HIV-AIDS urged to form economic groups. Page 2
• AIDS law now appears redundant. Page 6
• Ebola deaths toll now 518 - WHO. Page 9
• New blood test can detect Alzheimer's with almost. Page 16

9^th July

The Guradian

• Fighting killer diseases is essential in post - 2015 agenda. Page 12

Daily News

• Fresh hope as centre rehabilitates drug addicts. Page 12

• Village bans expectant mothers from using bodaboda. Page 13

• Traditional medicine is crowd puller at trade exhibition. Page 15
• Hidden casualty of conflict and crisis - Reproductive health. Page 22
• Obesity found to increase pulmonary disease risk. Page 25

8^th July

The Guardian

• Eye diseases among top 10 challenges in country. Page 5

Daily News

• Kagera regional hospital faces shortage of specialist medics. Page 2

• Police gender desks may play significant role in war on FGM. Page 13

• Study: Race, ethnicity do not influence baby's birth size. Page 16
• Opportunities ripe for pharmaceutical companies in Ghana, Nigeria. Page 20

7th July

The Guardian

• KCB bank donates health equipment valued 15 million.pg5
• Apolyptic scenario and fixing brroken market in antibiotics.pg6
• Tobbaco growers appeal fro inclusion in WHO meetings.

Daily News

• Ministry moves to improve eye-care services.pg2
• Church seeks land to build Health centre,pg5
• MAISHA gives people more hopeful life.pg11
• Kilimanjaro catches up with immunization pace.pg11

6^th July

Sunday Guardian

• Corruption, go slow killing babes at Tumbi Hospital,pg2
• Demography NGO project growth push from  youth bulge.pg2
• Korea, Italy donates shillings 143 million to boost Kibaha Tumbi Hospital.pg3

Sunday News

• New york Doctors attend to hundreds in Serengeti.pg3
• Fighting Ebola and its myths.pg10
• Why Health care need protection.pg10

5th July

The Guardian

• Amref launches new brand identity.pg5

Daily News

• Regency Hospital Organises free medical camps.pg5
• Fistula surgery transforms lives in Kenya.pg9
• Price of prevention;Vaccines are soaring.pg10

4^th July

The Guardian

• African CSOs call for greater health transparency.pg3
• African must aim for better MDG results, says Machel.pg5
• Try experiamental Ebola medicines in Africa-desease experts.pg6

Daily News

• Tabora receives 20.8 milliion cervical cancer equipment.pg2
• Medical volunteer head to Serenget.pg5

3^rd July

The Guardian

• End of year FGM ritual to be stopped.pg3
• Not every patient admitted to MOI amputated.pg7

Daily News

• Global forum urges investment in health care.pg1
• WHO calls emergency talks on Ebola outbreak.pg8
• Improved access to water may hold solution to ending FGM in Africa.pg2

1^st July

The Guardian

• Global forum calls for urgent action to cut Maternal and Child mortality.pge4

Daily News

• Fake ARV drug case for hearing.pg3
• Ebola Epidemic in Guinea:People think it's made up.pg14
• Efficacy doubts over pre-IVF hysteroscopy.pg16

30^th June

The Guardian

• Shortage of therapists hits people wiht disability hard-pg1
• Mwanga residents hail education, health plans-pge5
• Maternal deaths due to HIV a gri, reality-pg9

Daily News

• Major boost for Mlandizi Health center-pg2
• Spinal cord patients to be operates locally-pg2
• Moshi rural grapples with HIV infection as donors call it guits-pg14
• Battle to contain Ebola remains difficult-pg22

29^th June

Sunday Guardian

• Men now partner to wives,partner in clinic visits-pge6
• Youth groups help cut drug use, raise HIV awareness-pg7
• West Africa nations should prepare for Ebola-WHO expert.pg26

Sunday News

• Need to ban reckless nutrition adverts-pg1&3
• How violence cripples health care delivery in troubled areas.pg10
• Toxic poultyr feed threatens the poor in Bangladesh.pge10
• Malaria vaccine tests making slow, sure progress in Tanzania.pg11

28^th June

The Guardian

• UN Coordinator, PMO-LARG urge precautions on MDGs-pg4
• US healthcare profit outlook brightens on Obamacare and drug prices-pge _vii
• Drastic action needed to halt world's worst Ebola outbreak-WHO.pg_xi

Daily News

• FGM put young  girls under death threat.pg1&3
• Climate change effects worry Kikwete.pg1
• Digital x-rays to be supplied in Hospitals.pg2
• How does climate change effect human rights.pg10
• Flat funding, harsh laws, hurt Uganda's battle agaist HIV.pg12
• Fighting Ebola and its myths.pg12

27^th June

Daily News

• State asks drugs shops to open in rural areas-pge2
• Call for efforts to combat drug abuse-pge4
• Kagera bans traditional healers, fortune tellers-pge5

Guardian

• Understanding Laporoscopic surgery-pge7
• More American use cannabis, seeking treatment-UN report

26^th  June

The Guardian

• Reail, health, police,fire get a boost in budget-page2
• 60 per cent female drug users contract HIV & AIDS-page4
• E-cigarettes could stub out US tobbaco bonds sooner than expected

Daily News

• Trachoma remains worrisome nationwide-page6
• Gicumbi Hospital in drive to fight TB-page8
• And then there was sight-page24

25^th June

Daily News

• Drugs for Male organs enhancement banned_page3
• Drugs to enlarge 'neither region' termed as illegal-page2
• Foundation construct five operating rooms in Rukwa-page4
• Film boost male cut campaign-page5
• Ebola 'out of control'in west Africa-page 8
• Plasti surgery solution to deformity problems- page12

The guardian

• Low fund, Managerial commitment affecting safety at work rpotocols-page 4

30^th May

• Dengue fever affects 21 more in Dar