Abstracts of the 11th Tanzania Health Summit

The article presents meeting abstracts from the 11th Tanzania Health Summit (2024), highlighting key public health research, including a matched case‑control study on the determinants of a cholera outbreak in Mwanza in early 2024. The study found that eating away from home, contact with cholera patients, and using Lake Victoria water for domestic purposes significantly increased the risk of infection, while prior health education on diarrheal diseases offered protective effects. The findings underscore the importance of improved water and sanitation infrastructure, food safety practices, health education, and infection prevention measures as critical strategies for controlling cholera outbreaks.

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