The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar through the Zanzibar Medicines Center (CMC) has given a breathing device known as portable oxygen to Zahra Waziri Saidi who is suffering from paralysis. Handing over the device, Zanzibar’s deputy minister of health, Hassan Khamis Hafidh, said that they found information about the need for the device through social media […]
The Deputy Minister of Health Zanzibar Hon. Hassan Khamis Hafidh has said that the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar has begun to recognize community health workers (CHW) in practice. He said this while giving information to the media regarding the payment entitlements for the workers, at the Ministry’s Offices at Mnazimmoja in Unguja. He explained that […]
The Ministry of Health Zanzibar has reported a total of 5,300 cases of malaria this year 2024, this reported in health centers and hospitals from Unguja having 5,020 cases and Pemba 280 cases. Speaking at a press conference, Mwinyi Khamis a Community Health Officer in the Ministry of Health’s Malaria Elimination Program Zanzibar, stated that […]
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar has signed an agreement with the Global Fund to grant funds to fight against malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis worth 11 million dollars. The event was held at the ZURA hall, witnessed by several officials of the Government of Zanzibar and a representative of the World Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis […]
The Zanzibar Ministry of Health has asked citizens to avoid the use of traditional medicines to treat eye diseases that have hit the community in the recent past. Speaking to journalists, the Deputy Minister of Health, Hassan Khamis Hafidh, said that doing so could increase the magnitude of the problem and advised patients to come […]
The President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, has said that the construction of a new building for emergency medical services and a modern laboratory is one of the efforts taken by the Government to strengthen the infrastructure of Health services so that they can go along with […]
The Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa January 11, 2024 has opened the District Hospital located on the North B Unguja – Pangatupu with the capacity to serve more than one hundred thousand people within 31 Shehia of North B the district. Speaking after the opening of the hospital which cost 6.7 billion shillings, Mr. Majaliwa said […]
Dr. Rashid Masoud, the champion surgeon at Mnazimmoja General Hospital, has encouraged the public about the various medical services provided at the hospital. He gave the advice after a discussion meeting through the ‘zoom’ with a panel of doctors from Jiangsu Hospital in China held yesterday. The discussion was about how to provide treatment to […]
The Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar through the Ministry of Health has said it will continue to strengthen various services for the elderly in Unguja and Pemba, including health services in hospitals. The Deputy Minister of Health Zanzibar Hassan Khamis Hafidh said this when he opened the annual meeting to assess health issues for the elderly […]
The President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council, Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi, stated that the government officially recognizes and warmly welcomes community health workers (CHWs) and will support their advancement in this new field of ‘Community Health Workers’ as part of the community health workforce. Dr. Mwinyi made these remarks during the national […]
