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Syriacus Buguzi

Twitter: @buguzi

Tanzania tackles second Marburg outbreak with hard-won lessons

After ten fatalities, Tanzania's Marburg outbreak is under control. But the deadly virus has an animal reservoir, which means communities must stay vigilant. 

4 Mar 2025
6 min read
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Marburg
Dr Ntuli Kapologwe, Director of Preventive Services at the Tanzania Ministry of Health holds a poster about Marburg Virus Disease to educate the local community, flanked by Community Health Workers in Biharamulo District - the epicenter of the outbreak. Credit: Ministry of Health Tanzania
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Ruzuna Abdurahim Mohammed, In-Charge of Advocacy in Maternal and Child Health at Kidongo Chekundu Mental Hospital in Zanzibar, demonstrates the tools she used during the project. Credit: Syriacu Buguzi

In Zanzibar schools, HPV jabs come as part of a teen health package

7 Oct 2024
7 min read
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Spotlight on HPVHPV
Mr. Chuma Bakari, a Community Health Worker in Kinondoni Municipality in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania raising awareness about HPV vaccine among school children at Kambange Primary School in Dar es Salaam. Credit: Syriacus Buguzi

Tanzania’s 5-million-girls HPV vaccination campaign a “success”

31 May 2024
6 min read
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HPVVaccine campaigns
The World Health Organization staff interacting with a parent who had taken her son for vaccination in Babati, Tanzania. Credit: WHO Country Office-Tanzania

Tanzania’s “big catch-up” gains ground

1 May 2024
6 min read
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Zero-dose childrenRoutine immunisation
A lab technician works on a sample drawn from patient seeking treatment for reproductive health services at Maswa District Hospital. Credit:  Syriacus Buguzi

Tanzania to tackle HIV, hepatitis, and STIs in unified approach

5 Mar 2024
4 min read
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HIVHepatitis
A resident of Kijangwani in Zanzibar fetches clean water from public taps  for home use. Credit: Syriacus Buguzi

Zanzibar is on the path to eliminating cholera, researchers say

15 Nov 2023
5 min read
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Cholera
A community engagement event organised to educate communities on the importance of COVID-19 vaccination in Newala District, Mtwara Region of South Eastern Tanzania. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Mkapa Foundation/ Photographer: Ericky Boniface

How Tanzania leapfrogged into the lead on COVID-19 vaccination

5 Jul 2023
6 min read
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Amina Balama and her child

Tanzania’s polio vaccination drive registers success despite misinformation concerns

5 Jul 2022
4 min read
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Polio
Two recently-vaccinated community members display their health cards. Credit: Syriacus Buguzi

Embracing the science of vaccines: Tanzania’s changing COVID-19 response

1 Jun 2022
4 min read
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