United Republic of Tanzania News

Leaders from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United Nations Special Envoy on Malaria, and World Health Organization, Travel to Tanzania and Uganda.

President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania on 30th June 2009 launched the Health Sector Strategic Plan III July 2009 – June 2015 - “Partnership for Delivering the MDGs”.

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The Blood Donor Day, 2009 in Tanzania was commemorated at national level in Mbeya City, southern Tanzania. The occasion was officiated by the Hon. Minister of Health and Social Welfare and attended by the Regional Commissioner and other regional officials, Ministry of Health Officials, WHO, CDC and other partners, Voluntary Blood Donors, the Media and the Mbeya community.

Major events on WBDD, 2009

Tanzania joined hands with the rest of the world to commemorate the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) for the 23rd time on 31st May 2009. This is done to create people’s awareness and to curb the use of tobacco products in the country, which has been on the increase in the 21st century. The activity this year WNTD was successfully hosted by Kilimanjaro Region, in the township of Holili, Rombo District.

Planning and implementation of activities

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Hon. Mizengo Kayanza Pinda, greeting the Mtwara community during WMD 2009.

The World Health Health Day 2008 was commemorated in Tanzania at national level in Singida region which is 700 KM from Dar Es Salaam. This is in accordance to the Tanzania’s tradition of taking all International Health Commemorations to the regions, in efforts to ensure that rural areas are fully involved and benefit from these events. This colourful occasion which also marked the 60th Anniversary of the World Health Organization was launched on 6th April with exhibitions mounted at the Singida stadium involving more than ten service providing institutions.

Dar Es Salaam, 29 February 2008 -- The Eastern and Southern African Annual Expanded Programs on Immunization (EPI) Managers Meeting which took place in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania from 27th – 29th February 2008 has ended with the adoption of 16 resolutions aimed at child survival.

In his closing remarks on 29th February, Dr. Mohammed Belhocine, WHO Representative to Tanzania called on the EPI managers to implement the 16 recommendations adopted by the three day meeting. The recommendations focused on integrated child survival in general and EPI in particular.