I am in #Tanzania and had a productive discussion with President Samia Suluhu covering a wide range of areas concerning her government’s work to strengthen its health system; the enactment of the Universal Health Insurance Act 2023; launch of the Community Health Workers Program in 2023 and investments made in emergency preparedness.

We also discussed the #Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in the northwestern Kagera region, during which she told me they had confirmed one case of the disease. Following our meeting the President made the announcement in the press conference.

The government is scaling up its response by enhancing case detection, establishing treatment centers, setting up a mobile laboratory for testing samples, and deploying national response teams.