The HALI Project is actively testing livestock for tuberculosis (TB) in pastoral herds in the Idodi and Pawaga Divisions of Iringa District, Tanzania. Testing livestock for TB allows the HALI Project to better understand the disease burden in livestock in the area, in order to develop appropriate responses to minimize the spread of infectious TB, [...]
Archive for October, 2008
HALI Livestock TB Testing Video!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Voices from Tanzania
Posted in Uncategorized on October 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
As part of HALI’s outreach efforts for World Rabies Day, HALI researcher, David Wolking interviewed Dr. Harrison Sadiki (HALI field coordinator) and Howard Kombe (HALI animal health technician). Dr. Sadiki was featured on the Iringa, Tanzania Swahili language radio station Ebony FM, in order to discuss and field questions on rabies in Tanzania. This podcast [...]
Together we will make rabies history?
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By David Wolking
O.K., O.K. The first time I heard the somewhat corny slogan “together we will make rabies history,” I thought, how cheesy and horribly PR perfect. But in Swahili, it has a nice ring to it, especially when 300 screaming children emphasize “Pamoja!” like at Bozo the Clown’s Grand Prize Game, which was terrific.
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HALI builds a new bush camp in Tungamalenga
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Construction of HALI Bush Camp (Photo by D. Wolking)
This August, the Health for Animal and Livelihood Improvement (HALI) Project constructed a brand new bush camp just outside the village of Tungamalenga, in Idodi Division, Iringa District, Tanzania. The new camp is hosted by Soleil Chogela, a dred-locked Tanzanian with a warm smile and playful laugh, [...]
Ebony FM World Rabies Day Interview Recap with Dr. Harrison Sadiki and Howard Kombe
Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
About a week ago, Health for Animals and Livelihood Improvement (HALI) Project Field Coordinator Dr. Harrison Sadiki was a guest on the Tanzanian radio station Ebony FM, to discuss World Rabies Day, and the issues surrounding rabies prevention and treatment, both in rural Tanzania and around the Wildlife Management Areas surrounding Ruaha National Park. HALI [...]
