My friend elbowed me while looking through the conference program, and said “you have to go to this one – it’s about Tanzania!” She was referring to the presentation entitled Rocket Ships and Tanzania trips. After having spent the summer in Zanzibar, Tanzania the title of the talk piqued my interest, so naturally, I had […]
We live in a time when many infectious diseases have known treatments, and as such, some public health units are starting to focus on non-communicable diseases (NCDs). One group of NCDs which are prevalent in developing nations are respiratory diseases. The CDC says that 11% of deaths in Tanzania are caused by lower respiratory infections […]
In the last century, we have come a long way in our ability to treat infectious diseases. The twentieth century saw the development of penicillin and other antibiotics, the invention of the polio vaccine, and the development of medications to manage HIV. In the early 2000s, many scientists turned toward seeking cures for non-communicable diseases […]