Efficacy Assessment of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems in treating Faecal Sludge within Dar es Salaam City

Profile of suicide in Dar es Salaam.

OBJECTIVE To investigate individual socio-demographic characteristics of suicides, the reasons, methods and means employed to commit suicide. DESIGN A descriptive prospective study of suicides. A structured questionnaire was employed to enquire the details of the itemised objectives. SETTING Muhimbili National Hospital--in urban Dar es Salaam. SUBJECTS Fifty three males and 47 females con...

Pesticide Residues in Coastal Dar Es Salaam

This paper reports on the levels of organochlorine pesticide residues in edible biota from the coastal area of Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania. Samples were collected from the Msimbazi and Kizinga rivers and from the coastal marine environment receiving waters from these rivers. The samples were analysed for various organochlorine pesticide residues using GC-ECD and the results confirmed with GC-M...

High Prevalence of Faecal Carriage of ESBL-Producing Enterobacteriaceae among Children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BACKGROUND Faecal carriage of ESBL-producing bacteria is a potential risk for transmission and infection. Little is known about faecal carriage of antibiotic resistance in Tanzania. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of faecal carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae and to identify risk factors for carriage among young children in Tanzania. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Fro...

Co-treatment of Faecal Sludge in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

Appraisal of solid waste collection following private sector involvement in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania

This paper presents findings of a study, which was carried out in Dar es Salaam city to assess postprivatisation of solid waste collection and disposal. Prior to the assessment, fieldwork studies indicated that current solid waste generation rate in the city is 0.4 kg/cap/day and total waste generation is within the range of 2425 tons/day. This study also indicated that out of the total waste g...