DAR ES SALAAM, July 18 -- THE Tanzanian government, through the Ministry of Health, has continued to strengthen reproductive health services across the country to minimize the negative effects of unsafe childbirth, including the rise of non-communicable diseases such as epilepsy and child malnutrition.

This was revealed by Dr. Omary Ubuguyu, the  Assistant Director for Non-Communicable Diseases at the Ministry of Health, during a ceremony to receive a progress report on the SHINE Project, funded by the government of Italy and aimed at raising awareness about epilepsy.

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Dr. Ubuguyu stated that, according to statistics for the 20...