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Tanzania: authorities launch yellow fever vaccination campaign

Tanzania: authorities launch yellow fever vaccination campaign

Tanzania has launched a yellow fever vaccination campaign after the discovery the disease in neighbouring Kenya, the country’s health ministry announced. Authorities launched the vaccination campaign after about 15 people contracted the disease and three people died from it. Health Minister Ummy Mwalimu has directed provincial referral hospital officials to …

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Tanzania: hundreds of Ukrainian tourists stranded in Zanzibar

Tanzania: hundreds of Ukrainian tourists stranded in Zanzibar

Some 1,000 Ukrainian tourists are stranded in Tanzania’s semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar after the Ukrainian airspace was closed to civilian flights following Russia’s military action in the country. Zanzibar’s government says it is liaising with the Ukrainian embassy in neighbouring Kenya to evacuate the tourists to Poland. Tourism Minister Leila …

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Tanzania: President Samia announces the construction of the country’s own vaccine factory

Tanzania: President Samia announces the construction of the country's own vaccine factory

The Tanzanian president has announced that the country plans to produce its own vaccine against coronavirus and other diseases in the country. During a visit to European Union Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan said the country was also aiming to export vaccines to countries …

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