Tanzania

2 August 2013

Tanzania: Fighting malaria one bed net at a time

At just three months of age, this infant, born in Nyarugusu refugee camp in northern Tanzania, has already suffered the sweats, chills and nausea that come with a bout of malaria. Her five-year-old sister Agnes has been hospitalized with the disease.
Tanzania: Little Mtiki’s fight against malaria
30 July 2013

Tanzania: Little Mtiki’s fight against malaria

A new bed net programme in Nyarugusu refugee camp will help families prevent malaria.
Warding off crocodiles and other water dangers in Lake Victoria, Tanzania
27 May 2013

Warding off crocodiles and other water dangers in Lake Victoria, Tanzania

Lake Victoria is a source of food, jobs and enjoyment for communities in the Mara region of Tanzania, but although it brings life, health and vitality, the vast lake ...
Staff and volunteers work through the night to rescue people under a collapsed building
4 April 2013

Staff and volunteers work through the night to rescue people under a collapsed building

36 people died and 14 more injured after building collapse in Dar es Salaam.
Building resilience to drought in sub-Saharan Africa
22 February 2013

Building resilience to drought in sub-Saharan Africa

Recently, organizations including UNISDR, IFRC and 16 Red Cross societies came together in Tanzania, to discuss ways to improve resilience to drought.
19 July 2012

Tanzanian Red Cross National Society volunteers involved in rescue and recovery after ferry tragedy in Zanzibar

Geneva – 19 July 2012 -  Rescuers have saved 146 survivors of a Tanzanian passenger ferry accident that happened on Wednesday afternoon near Chumbe Island in Zanzibar....
Volunteers on the scene of Tanzania ferry disaster
19 July 2012

Volunteers on the scene of Tanzania ferry disaster

A ferry carrying over 280 people has capsized in the Indian Ocean as it travelled between Dar-es-Salam and Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Tanzanian families reunited after explosions
21 February 2011

Tanzanian families reunited after explosions

Explosions at a munitions store near Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar es Salaam, have left hundreds of children separated from their families as people fled their ...
Living in fear: daylight provides no protection for albinos
28 June 2010

Living in fear: daylight provides no protection for albinos

Making ends meet for many of Tanzania’s albinos can be difficult.
Tanzania: albinos are “a walking deal”
15 June 2010

Tanzania: albinos are “a walking deal”

A problem that was originally confined to the Great Lakes region of Tanganyika is now spreading into mainland Tanzania.
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