Modeling patient access to therapeutic oxytocin in Zanzibar, Tanzania

Helping Babies Breathe implementation in Zanzibar, Tanzania.

AIM To assess the efficacy and feasibility of implementing Helping Babies Breathe, a neonatal resuscitation programme for resource-limited environments. BACKGROUND This quality improvement project focused on training midwives on Helping Babies Breathe to address high rates of neonatal mortality secondary to birth asphyxia. METHODS The convenience sample was 33 midwives in Zanzibar, Tanzania...

Local Responses to Marine Conservation in Zanzibar, Tanzania

While terrestrial parks and reserves have existed in Tanzania since colonial times, marine protected areas are a much newer endeavor in natural resource conservation. As the importance of marine conservation came to the international forefront in the 1990s, Tanzania experienced a rapid establishment and expansion of marine parks and protected areas. These efforts were indeed crucial to protecti...

IgG Against Dengue Virus in Healthy Blood Donors, Zanzibar, Tanzania

We conducted a seroprevalence survey among 500 healthy adult donors at Zanzibar National Blood Transfusion Services. Dengue virus IgG seroprevalence was 50.6% and independently associated with age and urban residence. These data will aid in building a surveillance, preparedness, and response plan for dengue virus infections in the Zanzibar Archipelago.

Iodine deficiency persists in the Zanzibar Islands of Tanzania.

BACKGROUND Iodine is an essential micronutrient for normal human growth and development. It is estimated that more than 1.6 billion people live in iodine-deficient environments, yet there are still some countries and areas where the prevalence of iodine-deficiency disorders is unknown. OBJECTIVE To establish the prevalence of iodine-deficiency disorders in the Zanzibar Islands, a community as...

Diagnosis, epidemiology and control of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Zanzibar, Tanzania