One of the most pressing health concerns currently facing Tanzania is the rise in antibiotic-resistant individuals, coupled with the emergence of superbugs. Regenerative medicine (RM) offers innovative solutions to these concerns, as well as to other pressing health issues. However, despite its promise and potential, students, scientists, and medical professionals in Tanzania have limited exposure to this field, and thus its benefits are not translated to the nation’s population. In particular, the lack of RM-specific medical training in Tanzania serves as a major barrier for both physicians and patients to access the advantages of RM. This chapter explores the prospects, limitations, required curricular content, and current landscape of RM in Tanzania. It also highlights the issues surrounding antibiotic resistance and emerging superbugs, both of which underscore the need for alternative disease management models. Furthermore, we summarize the likely obstacles to RM in Tanzania, particularly in the context of moral, ethical, and religious dilemmas that may hinder its integration into school curricula and healthcare systems.

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Integrating Regenerative Medicine into Medical Curricula in the Global South: A Tanzanian Perspective

  • Afadhali D. Russa,
  • Majigo M. Mtebe

摘要

One of the most pressing health concerns currently facing Tanzania is the rise in antibiotic-resistant individuals, coupled with the emergence of superbugs. Regenerative medicine (RM) offers innovative solutions to these concerns, as well as to other pressing health issues. However, despite its promise and potential, students, scientists, and medical professionals in Tanzania have limited exposure to this field, and thus its benefits are not translated to the nation’s population. In particular, the lack of RM-specific medical training in Tanzania serves as a major barrier for both physicians and patients to access the advantages of RM. This chapter explores the prospects, limitations, required curricular content, and current landscape of RM in Tanzania. It also highlights the issues surrounding antibiotic resistance and emerging superbugs, both of which underscore the need for alternative disease management models. Furthermore, we summarize the likely obstacles to RM in Tanzania, particularly in the context of moral, ethical, and religious dilemmas that may hinder its integration into school curricula and healthcare systems.