Head Quarters
Mbamba Bay Katumbi Street, Plot No. 24
P.O.Box 90 Nyasa, Ruvuma, Tanzania
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Songwe Sub-Office:
Tunduma, P.O. Box 159, Momba – Tanzania
Southern Highlands Community Health (SOHICOHE) is a registered national non-governmental organization in Tanzania committed to improving community health through prevention, One Health, environmental health, education, disease surveillance, and community empowerment.
SOHICOHE was established to respond to public health challenges affecting underserved, rural, and border communities, where access to preventive health services, health education, early disease detection, and environmental health interventions remains limited.
Our work is guided by the One Health approach, which recognizes the connection between human health, animal health, and the environment. Through this approach, we support community-based solutions that prevent diseases, improve surveillance, strengthen outbreak preparedness, and promote healthier living environments.
We collaborate with government authorities, schools, youth, community health workers, local leaders, institutions, and development partners to design and implement practical interventions that respond to community needs.
Through digital tools, public health education, environmental action, and multisectoral collaboration, SOHICOHE aims to build healthier, informed, and resilient communities across Tanzania.
Donations are the lifeblood of SOHICOHE's mission to combat diseases. With your support, we can sustain and expand our critical programs
Donations enable SOHICOHE to extend its reach to these vulnerable populations. Your contributions can fund outreach efforts, mobile vaccination clinics, and education campaigns, ensuring that even the most isolated communities receive essential protection and information.
Research is at the forefront of understanding, preventing, and mitigating disease outbreaks. Donations empower SOHICOHE to invest in research and innovation.
Epidemiologist & One Health Digital Surveillance Specialist
Data, Research & Program Quality Officer
Programs & Community Engagement Officer
Public Health Nutritionist
Molecular Biologist & Diagnostic Laboratory Specialist
Environmental Health & Digital Health Specialist
SOHICOHE Field Volunteer
SOHICOHE creates meaningful opportunities for communities and volunteers to work together in improving health. Through prevention, health education, environmental action, and One Health engagement, the organization supports practical solutions for healthier and more resilient communities.
Utafiti mpya unaonesha kuwa Marburg virus disease inaweza kuendelea kuwepo mwilini baada ya kupona, hasa katika mfumo wa uzazi wa mwanaume, na huenda ikaathiri uwezo wa uzazi pamoja na kuhitaji ufuatiliaji wa muda mrefu.
The World Health Organization invites stakeholders to review and provide feedback on the draft Global Action Plan on Skin Diseases (2026–2035) before 10 May 2026. World Health Organization inakaribisha wadau kutoa maoni kuhusu rasimu ya Mpango wa Kimataifa wa Magonjwa ya Ngozi (2026–2035) kabla ya tarehe 10 Mei 2026.
A study from Southern Ethiopia shows delays in detecting measles outbreaks despite timely reporting, highlighting the need for stronger community surveillance systems. Utafiti kutoka Southern Ethiopia umeonyesha ucheleweshaji katika kugundua milipuko ya surua licha ya taarifa kutolewa kwa wakati, ukisisitiza umuhimu wa kuimarisha ufuatiliaji ngazi ya jamii.
Utafiti wa hivi karibuni umeonesha kuwa Tuberculosis (TB) bado ni changamoto kubwa ya afya ya umma duniani, huku kukiwa na ongezeko la visa katika baadhi ya nchi na kuendelea kwa maambukizi katika maeneo mengine. Utafiti huu, uliofanywa na Idisi Isaiah Oke na wenzake, unawasilisha modeli mpya inayojumuisha si tu mienendo ya maambukizi ya ugonjwa, bali pia mchango wa tabia za jamii na mazingira katika kusambaa kwa TB. Modeli hiyo inaonesha kuwa uelewa wa jamii, unaochochewa na elimu ya afya na vyombo vya habari, unaweza kupunguza kwa kiasi kikubwa kasi ya maambukizi. Aidha, uwepo wa vimelea vya TB katika mazingira umeonekana kuwa na mchango muhimu katika kuendelea kwa maambukizi.
Tunapoadhimisha Siku ya Dunia ya Magonjwa Yaliyopuuzwa (NTDs), SOHICOHE tunawasilisha ushahidi muhimu kutoka Nyasa—ukiwezesha kubuni afua za kudhibiti fukundu na kuimarisha ufuatiliaji wa NTDs kuelekea 2030
A fresh foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) flare-up in South Africa’s Eastern Cape has triggered livestock movement restrictions until 23 January 2026. This outbreak is a reminder that FMD in Africa is largely driven by animal movement—something also shown by Tanzania’s molecular evidence (1967–2009), where multiple serotypes were genetically linked to East African lineages, underscoring the need for One Health surveillance and coordinated regional control
