As the global health community increasingly recognises the urgent need to improve the care of critically ill patients, Tanzania has emerged as the first country to embed Essential Emergency and Critical Care (EECC) in national policy. A new qualitative study published in BMJ Open offers rare, practical insight into how this happened, and what other countries can learn from the

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

🌍 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

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.