"If diagnosed early, you will be stressed and die…" drivers for breast cancer screening services uptake among women in Dar es Salaam.

Worldwide, there has been an increase in the breast cancer mortality rate, with disproportionately high rates in low and middle-income countries. Addressing breast cancer starts with early detection through screening services. In Tanzania, despite being among countries with high rates of breast cancer, screening services uptake has remained low.

Strengthening uptake of breast cancer screening services in Tanzania; re-visiting the breast cancer screening messages.

Background: Breast Cancer remains among the top five cancers responsible for morbidity and mortality globally. For many years, infectious (communicable) diseases were a primary concern in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to higher-income countries, where non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were already a major concern. However, starting from the early 2000s, the LMICs including Tanzania has witnessed an epidemiological transition being equally affected by NCDs, and breast cancer, is among the prevalent NCDs.

Prehospital treatment of burns in Tanzania: a mini-meta-analysis.

The present study describes initial burn injury care in Tanzania-materials applied, sources of information, reasons for applying the materials, and time to a health centre-in order to suggest ways to optimize initial care. Eight small studies were conducted in which burn-injured patients were interviewed who had been admitted to referral hospitals in four regions in Tanzania. Most burn injuries in Tanzania occur in the home cooking area, and it was found that the first responders were family members, friends, and neighbours.