WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on ...
Jan 20, 2025 · Your Excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan, Members of the media, dear colleagues and friends, Habari Za mchana. Thank you all for coming today. First, I would like to thank Her Excellency for her hospitality in inviting me to Tanzania, and for her leadership and commitment in promoting and protecting the health of her citizens.
Tanzania confirms outbreak of Marburg virus disease
Jan 20, 2025 · Dodoma – Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases of the disease.. President of the Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, made the announcement during a press briefing alongside World Health Organization ...
A sample from a remote Tanzanian region tests positive for …
Jan 20, 2025 · President Samia Suluhu Hassan spoke in Dodoma, the capital, alongside World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. WHO was the first to report on Jan. 14 a suspected outbreak of Marburg that had …
Tanzania's President Samia Suhulu Hassan confirms Marburg …
Jan 20, 2025 · President Samia Suluhu Hassan said at a press conference on Monday that health authorities had confirmed one case of Marburg in the north-western region of Kagera.
Marburg Virus Returns To Tanzania: President Hassan Confirms …
Jan 26, 2025 · Hassan’s admission of the virus’ surge comes just in time as the World Health Organization (WHO) has started to publicly investigate the virus’ occurrence in Tanzania, officially confirming that there have been over a dozen cases and eight virus-related deaths recorded by its rapid response team.
Tanzania successfully controls Marburg Virus outbreak
Jan 22, 2025 · President Samia Suluhu Hassan has confirmed that a single case of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) has been detected in Biharamulo District, Kagera Region. She assured the public that the country has successfully controlled the spread of the disease.
‘Tanzania will compete for WHO regional post’ | The Guardian
2 days ago · President Samia Suluhu Hassan. TANZANIA will once again compete for the position of regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO), following the passing away of Dr Faustine Ndugulile last week.
Marburg virus Outbreak in Tanzania: WHO airlifts medical supplies
Jan 27, 2025 · Dar Es Salaam: Amid the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania's northwestern region, the World Health Organization () airlifted 1.4 tonnes of medical supplies and commodities on Saturday. In its official X platform, the WHO said that the donated medical supplies shipped from the WHO Regional Emergency Response Hub in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to Bukoba in the Kagera region, would be ...
Tanzania announces new candidate for WHO Africa regional director
Dec 11, 2024 · DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Tuesday that the country will nominate Mohamed Janabi as a candidate for the position of World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa.
Tanzanian president hails fellow citizen over his election as new …
DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday congratulated her fellow citizen Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile on being elected as the World Health Organization (WHO) regional director for Africa, succeeding Matshidiso Moeti, who has held the position since 2015.