Stroke characteristics and outcomes in urban Tanzania: Data from the Prospective Lake Zone Stroke Registry.

Background: Stroke is a second leading cause of death globally, with an estimated one in four adults suffering a stroke in their lifetime. We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, quality of care, and outcomes in adults with stroke in urban Northwestern Tanzania.

Methods: We analyzed de-identified data from a prospective stroke registry from Bugando Medical Centre in Mwanza, the second largest city in Tanzania, between March 2020 and October 2022.

Marburg virus disease outbreak in Tanzania: current efforts and recommendations - a short communication.

On 21 March 2023 the Tanzania's Ministry of Health reported the first Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Bukoba District reporting a total of eight cases and five fatalities including one health care worker with a case fatality ratio of 62.5%. MVD is a filoviral infection with an estimated incubation of 3-21 days and causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans.

Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda; an East African public health concern.

On August 21, 2022, healthcare authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province, bringing the total to 15 outbreaks nationwide. On September 20, 2022, Uganda's authorities declared an outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus following a confirmed a case in Mubende district. As of October 6, 2022, the reported numbers of cases were 63, with 29 deaths in Uganda and 1 case with 1 death in DRC, respectively.

Public health concerns about Tuberculosis caused by Russia/Ukraine conflict.

According to WHO, Ukraine has the fourth-highest Tuberculosis (TB) incidence in the WHO European region while globally has the fifth-highest number of confirmed cases of extensively drug-resistant TB. Before the Russian invasion in Ukraine several interventions have been employed to mitigate the TB epidemic in the country. However, the ongoing war has demolished meticulous efforts and subsequently worsen the situation.

Measles outbreak in sub-Saharan Africa amidst COVID-19: A rising concern, efforts, challenges, and future recommendations.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number cases of Measles have spiked by 400%, some of the countries affected being Ethiopia, Somalia and Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is due to the emergence of COVID-19 which has disrupted the global fight against Measles by impairing the routine immunization programs. This has led to suspension of the measles vaccination drive, where about 23 million children missed out on all basic childhood vaccines including Measles-Mumps-Rubella vaccine in Sub-Saharan Africa.