Tanzania
The
United Republic of Tanzania was formed in April, 1964 from the union of two
sovereign states – the Republic of Tanganyika and the People’s Republic of
Zanzibar.
Fossil remains of humans and pre-human hominids have been found
in Tanzania that date back over 2 million years, making the area one of the oldest-known
inhabited areas on earth. Colonized by
Germany during World War 1 and later granted to Britan udner the ensuing peace
accords, it finally became independent in 1961 (at that time part of the
British Commonwealth). According to UNICEF, the life expectancy is 56. In a
country of almost 46 million people there is only one fully qualified doctor
per 33,000 people, one assistant medical officer per 31,000 people and 2.4
nurses and midwives per 10,000 people, according to the Touch Foundation and
the World Bank.
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