The Tanzanian government is taking decisive action to combat the resurgence of Marburg virus disease (MVD), implementing ...

This follows reports from the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicating that eight people have died in a suspected outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Kagera Region. The government trusts that once ...

TANGA: OFFICIALS tasked with updating the Permanent Voter Registry in the Tanga and Coast regions have been urged to carry out their responsibilities with professionalism, diligence and commitment to ...

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (L) speaks during a joint news conference with Tanzanian President Samia ...

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director-general Tedros ...

President Samia made the announcement during a press briefing alongside the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom in Dodoma. “Laboratory tests conducted at Kabyaile ...

One "confirmed case of Marburg virus marks the second outbreak" in Tanzania since 2023, the president told a press briefing broadcast from the capital Dodoma.

The case was recorded in the northwestern Kagera region, which borders Uganda and ... Google Maps WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, visiting Dodoma, pledged the UN agency’s “continued ...

Marburg virus outbreaks have a fatality rate of between 24% and 88%. The worst recorded outbreak was in Angola in 2004-2005, where the above picture was taken. (Image Credits: Reuters) Marburg ...

The United Republic of Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in the Kagera region, located in the northwest of the country.