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Joseph Toroge Ngai taking blood from a client attending the Voluntary Counselling and Testing tent set up for World Aids Day in Loliondo, 2006. Joseph is an HIV/AIDS counsellor from nearby Wasso hospital. He talked about his experience as a counsellor. ‘In 2004, when I arrived, there were not many people coming for tests. They thought as a counsellor I would not keep their secret, and they didn’t come to us. Now that has changed. They are trustful and they come.

There are two different reactions when people hear that they have tested positive. Some go away quietly to deal with it. Many become upset. Their first feeling is to be ashamed. They feel that they are sinners. They would not want others to know – not at all. What we tell them is that this is not the end of life. They can still plan for their future. If they are married men, we ask if their wives can be tested. We ask them to use condoms to protect others. We even suggest abstinence as a sure way not to infect others. But even when they are old, I have never come across a man of that kind, who feels he can pursue abstinence. And I’m afraid that among the Maasai, men don’t use condoms. They don’t like them.

We tell them to eat well, and not to do too much heavy work. We tell them that treatment with ARVs is free, if they have a 200 count. But those coming for ARVs are few. And someone who is not strong, and is not well nourished, cannot take ARVs. The drugs are very strong. They can quickly kill someone who is weak.’

TANZANIANS will soon start accessing new health insurance packages

12 February, 2019

National Health Insurance Fund (NHIT) to announce Health Insurance Packages soon. The fund announced...

Health Centres in Chamwino to receive medical equipment worth over 10m/- from NMB

Health Centres in Chamwino to receive medical equipment worth over 10m/- from NMB

1 February, 2019

NMB (NATIONAL Microfinance Bank Plc) Supports Chamwino Health Centres ny donating medical equipment worth...

CUBA to provide 13 medical experts for specialised services at the Bugando Medical Centre- Tanzania

CUBA to provide 13 medical experts for specialised services at the Bugando Medical Centre- Tanzania

31 January, 2019

CUBA has promised to maintain bilateral cooperation with Tanzania, besides agreeing to place 13...

Ethiopian medical doctors provide free medical service in Asmara

Ethiopian medical doctors provide free medical service in Asmara

8 January, 2019

A group of Ethiopian doctors that consist of 35 newly graduates and 05 experienced...

Tanzania-first African country to acheive well-functioning regulatory system for medicines

Tanzania-first African country to acheive well-functioning regulatory system for medicines

4 January, 2019

The Tanzania Food and Drug authority (TFDA) has made tremendous improvements in recent years...

Uganda is all set to begin conducting vaccination against the Ebola disease for health workers

Uganda is all set to begin conducting vaccination against the Ebola disease for health workers

16 November, 2018

It has been decided to conduct the vaccination against the Ebola disease for health...

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