Public health professional and academician @MUHAS. Caring about knowledge transfer in academia and health care of the less privileged. My tweets are own.
Training a new generation of professionals on vaccine effectiveness (VE) studies strengthens countries’ ability to better understand how vaccines perform.
With support from @WHO and @Epiconcept, the #AfricaMoVE network is bringing together 40 experts from 19 countries across the African Region to Kintélé from 2 to 4 December 2025. The goal is to strengthen their skills in VE to better inform local health decisions.
Active mobility (incl. walking to school) has many advantages for children and communities. But without #saferoads, those advantages come with risk. #WalkToSchoolMonth pic source: @WorldBank
Today marks the start of #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth.
In Zimbabwe and Tanzania, over 90% of children walk to school. Their journey is often short — but far from safe.
🚸 Their feet share the road with speeding vehicles on roads built for speed, not for protection.🚸
During #InternationalWalkToSchoolMonth we must reflect on the many hundreds of children injured & killed on the roads.
Accurate statistics are a crucial component for road safety policy, but can be hard to obtain.
"If you can't measure it, you can't improve it" - Peter Drucker
Congratulations Namibia 🇳🇦 for achieving progress on eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV and hepatitis B.
This reflects strong political will, collaborative efforts, and effective implementation of public health priorities.
Well done!
@JamiiForums Mada nzuri. Itapendeza tukiiweka vizuri hiyo age band ya 9 hadi 13/14. Je, binti wa miaka 7 au 8 akichoma kuna madhara yoyote? Na je, binti wa miaka 15/16, hata kama akiwa amesha anza mapenzi, chanjo hii haitamsaidia iwapo bado hajapata maambukizi ya HPV?
Kama una umri wa miaka 40 au zaidi, mambo ya muhimu ya kuzingatia ni haya:
1.) Ongeza activity zinazotumia nguvu. Mazoezi walau siku 4 kwa wiki, kila siku si chini ya saa moja. Ukishindwa basi walau dakika 20 za HIIT (high intensity interval training) ama za Yoga zinakutosha.
2.) Unywe maji si chini ya lita 3 kwa siku. Hakikisha unakula matunda na mboga za majani kwa wingi kila siku - ama jenga tabia ya kunywa vitamin supplements kila baada ya muda fulani. Maji yatasaidia kusafisha Figo. Vitamins zitasaidia kuongeza metabolic rate na kuchelewesha mwili wako kuchoka na kuzeeka haraka.
3.) Punguza pombe. Acha binge drinking (ile nina kiu kikali sana - unapiga bia 2 then 2 then 2 ndani ya lisaa! Au masaa mawili!)
4.) Anza kujizoesha intermittent fasting. Za rahisi kabisa ni hizi hapa 2, kutegemeana na kazi unazofanya. Ya kwanza, unakula miwili (breakfast na lunch), breakfast muda wowote kati ya saa moja na saa tatu asubuhi, na lunch isizidi saa 8 mchana. Ilimradi upate masaa yasiyopungua 16 bila kula kitu. Ya pili, unakula milo miwili (brunch na supper) - brunch isiwe kabla ya saa sita mchana na supper isiwe zaidi ya saa moja jioni. Ukifanya hivi utapata fasting ya masaa 16 bila shida! Nje ya muda huu ni kunywa chai/kahawa (isiyo na sukari) na maji tu!
5.) Jenga interest ya kujiunga kwenye clubs za veterans - soka, jogging, swimming, gym, community gym, waendesha baiskeli wikendi, wakimbiaji wikendi, wajeza golf wikendi, Basketball, wapanda milima, dojo za karate, taekwondo etc.
6.) Jenga interest ya kusoma vitabu na kuandika. Jiunge, ama anzisheni club za kusoma vitabu na kuvijadili etc
7.) Jenga interest ya kuwekeza, kufanya shughuli za biashara/uzalishaji etc. Weka miradi yako kwenye makundi matatu - ndoto kubwa ya muda mrefu, usalama wako kiuchumi na familia na kusukuma maisha ya kila siku!
8.) Jenga tabia ya kufanya ibada.
9.) Jenga tabia ya kuwacheki wazazi wako (kama una bahati kuwa bado wapo hai) - hata kwa simu, kutana na marafiki, ndugu zako. Jitahidi kuwa na interest na watoto wa ndugu na rafiki zako, uwajue majina yao, shule zao na wako wapi. Have a sense of family and community.
Kufanikiwa kwa diet program hutegemeana sana na uwezo wa mtu kiuchumi, muda, aina ya kazi unayofanya na watu na mazingira yanayokuzunguka (support structure)! Nitaendelea kidogo kidogo. #HK #Fighter #NjeYaBox