J. RODENBURG*, H. MEINKE† AND D. E. JOHNSON Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), East and Southern Africa Rice Program (ESARP), P.O. Box 33581, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems Analysis (CSA),Wageningen University,Wageningen, The Netherlands Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manil...

This is a summary of the activities and scientific content of the first International Society for Computational Biology Student Council symposium in Africa. This meeting organized by the students for the students took place 8th of March 2015 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

1 Faculty of Science, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3038, Solomon Mahlangu Campus, Morogoro, Tanzania. 2 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P. O. Box 3015, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, Tanzania. 3 Instute of Traditional medicine Department of Natural Product Development and Formulation, Muhimbili University of Health and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box 65001 D...

1 Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America, 2 African Malaria Network Trust, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 3 Sustainability Science Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, 4 Harvard Initiative for Global Health, Harvard University, Cambr...

BACKGROUND Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by the HIV pandemic to a greater extent than young people elsewhere and effective HIV-preventive intervention programmes are urgently needed. The present article presents the rationale behind an EU-funded research project (PREPARE) examining effects of community-based (school delivered) interventions conducted in four sites in sub-Sahar...

UNLABELLED In order to assess the prevalence of point-of-sale promotions of infant and young child feeding products in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Kathmandu Valley, Nepal; Dakar Department, Senegal; and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, approximately 30 retail stores per site, 121 in total, were visited. Promotional activity for breastmilk substitutes (BMS) and commercially produced complementary foods in eac...

This literature review examines key findings on poor people's experiences of health services and the barriers to access among the very poor. It was first published in 2004 by the Women's Dignity Project/Utu Mwanamke, PO Box 79402, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

J. RODENBURG*, H. MEINKE† AND D. E. JOHNSON Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), East and Southern Africa Rice Program (ESARP), P.O. Box 33581, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Department of Plant Sciences, Centre for Crop Systems Analysis (CSA),Wageningen University,Wageningen, The Netherlands Crop and Environmental Sciences Division, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manil...

Title: Understanding Resilience of Female Adolescents towards Teenage Pregnancy: A Crosssectional Survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Authors: Constanze Pfeiffer ([email protected]) Collins Ahorlu ([email protected]) Sandra Alba ([email protected]) Brigit Obrist ([email protected]) Version: 4 Date: 02 Jun 2017 Author’s response to reviews: All commenst raised by the editor wer...