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 Dar es Salaam — As the government is set to launch a biotechnology plant for manufacturing products that kill mosquito larvae by the end of this year, the government will construct a pharmaceutical company to reduce the importation cost.   Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan reveal . . .

 President John Magufuli yesterday invited Cuban investors to develop pharmaceutical industries in the country as the two friendly nations agreed to cooperate in five areas.   Dr Magufuli asked the visiting Cuban Vice President, Mr Salvador Valdes Mesa, to help in persuading the Cuban in . . .

 Dar es Salaam-based Regency Hospital has started performing knee surgeries domestically, envisaging to operate between 10 and 15 patients monthly.   The hospital's surgeon, Dr Phuljit Patowary, speaking in the city over the weekend during the launch of the new service, said: "We had a s . . .

 Mwanza — Bugando Referral Hospital plans to establish a heart foundation, which will help the hospital to incur both medical supplies and the trainings of the experts.   The plan is aimed at providing medical care to people who are suffering from heart disease but are not able to . . .

 Dar es Salaam — People with heart complications and expectant mothers have reason to smile after the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) introduced an insurance package to cover them.   This was said yesterday by NHIF acting assistant director general Bernard Konga during a pres . . .