The volunteers - In a heartbeat
We follow community health volunteers on their rounds in Kenya and Tanzania, to learn more about the key health and gender equality issues facing rural communities.
Tanzanie
Experts call for joint efforts to support exclusive breastfeeding
In Tanzania, health experts and stakeholders have called for more coordinated efforts to ensure that infants are exclusively breastfed in their first six months after birth.
Le pluralisme en action : quand les élèves des Écoles Aga Khan célèbrent leur diversité à l’occasion de la Journée des Nations Unies
The year 2020 marked the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter. In acknowledgement of the United Nations, the Nursery and Primary sections of the Aga Khan School in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania held a special event in October 2020, where the importance of multiculturalism, acceptance and friendship were celebrated.
EAC unity top agenda as youth summit kicks off in Arusha
On 24 November, more than 10,000 delegates from the EAC member states attended day one of the summit, whose theme was "Youth in politics".
Exclusive breastfeeding still challenge to working mothers
According to the 2015 Tanzania Demographic Health Survey with only 59% of children are exclusively breastfed in their first six months of life with over 40% children lacking the essential service, a factor which contributes immensely to the deaths of under-five children.
Serena Hotel deploys sensor fitted body temperature reading gadgets
In a bid to contain the spreading of the Covid-19 pandemic, Serena Hotels in Tanzania has deployed sensor fitted body temperature reading thermometres at all main receptions in the country.
Health specialists call for government to invest heavily in newborns
Speaking in Dar es Salaam at the climax of the World Prematurity Day, CEO of the Aga Khan Hospital, Sisawo Konteh, said that it was time now for the government, health stakeholders and donors to think about a strong system to support the babies.
Œuvrer en faveur de la santé en Afrique de l’Est depuis plus de 90 ans
Selon l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS), les maladies non transmissibles (MNT) comme les maladies cardiovasculaires, le cancer et le diabète tuent chaque année 41 millions de personnes, soit 71 % de la totalité des décès qui surviennent dans le monde. Les chiffres liés à ces maladies sont particulièrement importants au sein des pays et populations à faible revenu, où surviennent plus des trois quarts - 32 millions - des décès liés à des MNT dans le monde et où les systèmes de santé sont dans l’incapacité de coordonner une réponse adaptée face à cette situation.
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enseignants et employés travaillent sur les 6 campus répartis sur 3 continents de l’Université Aga Khan.
Retour à l'école, mais pas retour à la normale: Leçons tirées de nos programmes sur le terrain
With support from the Government of Canada, the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and its partners have spent the past six months planning and implementing a COVID-19 response plan geared towards helping children in Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya to continue learning at home during school closures. This plan builds on a suite of resources that the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has developed to help educators and families support children’s learning at home during the COVID-19 crisis.