“This Has Never Happened in History”: How EECC is Saving Lives in Katavi Region, Tanzania

Across Tanzania, a transformation is happening in hospitals and health centres. Through the Essential Emergency and Critical Care in Tanzania (EECCiT) programme, lifesaving care is reaching patients faster and more effectively than ever before. What is EECC? EECC focuses on simple, practical interventions such as monitoring vital signs, providing oxygen therapy, administering intravenous fluids, managing airways, and training health workers

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EECC and World AIDS Day: Strengthening Life-Saving Care for All

🌍 World AIDS Day 2025Theme: “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.” Today, we honour the lives affected by HIV/AIDS and stand with the global movement calling for resilient, inclusive, and life-saving care for all. At the heart of this year’s theme is a simple truth: transformation begins with strengthening the foundations of care. And that’s where Essential Emergency & Critical

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“I Thought I Might Lose Him” – How EECC Saved Baby Jonsoni

I was very worried when Jonsoni’s condition was getting worse, and I thought I might lose him. But at the hospital, the doctors and nurses acted quickly and gave him the care he needed”— Husha Mwandeja, Jonsoni’s mother Nine-month-old Jonsoni had been sick for days. What started as diarrhoea and fever worsened until he became weak, cold, and barely responsive.

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Advancing Essential Emergency & Critical Care at KCMC Hospital

As POETIC Tanzania, we were honoured to witness the Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) Training of Trainers workshop hosted by KCMC Hospital at the Anaesthesia SimLab, from 12–15 November 2025. The workshop was officially opened by Dr. Ayesiga Herman, Director of Surgical Services at KCMC, who encouraged health professionals to apply the knowledge gained to create positive impact within

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“Critically ill patients are not just luggage”: Researchers in Tanzania reveal the hidden dangers of in-hospital transport

A new study from Tanzania has revealed how something as simple as moving a patient between hospital wards can become a matter of life and death. Published in the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, the study explores the experiences of health workers responsible for transporting critically ill patients, and exposes major gaps in how hospitals are designed, equipped,

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