PRESS SUMMARIES 13 August 2014
National news
Govt sets aside 1.8bn/- to seal off Ebola penetration
The government has formed a task force to tame ebola in Tanzania
The government has set aside 1.8bn/- as part of its precautionary measures against the possible outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus which has spread in a number of West African countries. However, there are no reported cases of the disease in any East or Central African countries of late. Health and Social Welfare minister Dr Seif Rashid told reporters in Dar es Salaam yesterday that since the outbreak is spreading quickly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has directed all countries to prepare to fight it. He said that we have set aside 1.8bn/- in response to WHO's call, the amount will be spent to prepare special wards for Ebola patients, purchasing protective gear for health personnel and conduct screening at entry points including airports. The minister said since August 5, this year, departing and arriving passengers at the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) and Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) have been filling-in special forms aimed to identify possible carriers of the virus.He further said that the government is expected to receive thermo scanners which are used to identify Ebola patients at the airports and any entry points.
Meanwhile, he said the ministry has already bought 12,750 protective gear for heath personnel. He said Dar es Salaam city has two centres for Ebola patients - Muhimbili National Hospital and Temeke Isolation Unit. Highlighting the symptoms of Ebola, the minister said they include high fever, muscle pains, intense weakness, headache followed by vomiting, diarrhea, skin rashes and lung or kidney failure. He said the symptoms can start manifesting between two and 21 days from the day one catches the virus. For his part, Chief Medical Officer Dr Donald Mmbando said they were deploying more health experts at airports in a readiness to check any possible infiltration of Ebola cases. WHO Tanzania Representative Dr Rutaro Chatora said it is important to prepare early for Ebola. Regardless, he said, there is no need for people to panic but rather report any symptoms they suspect to be Ebola to health facilities.
(All Media, et al)
Eligible voters to register afresh – NEC
The National Electoral Commission (NEC) said yesterday that all eligible voters have to be registered as part of updating the voter register. The NEC Chairman, retired Judge Damian Lubuva, said in Dar es salaam that all eligible voters with or without present annulled elections cards must be registered using smartcard technology. Biometric voter Registration kits will be used to take finger prints of all ten fingers, a voter's picture and signature. These clarifications come at a time when there are different views among some citizens on who really will need to be registered at the voter register when the exercise begins. Biometric Voter Registration differs with an earlier technology used- Optical Mark recognition (OMR) where a person was required to fill in a form, take only one finger print and a picture, something Judge Lubuva said gave some leeway for a person to register more than once by using different names without being recognized. He reiterated that all eligible voters will have tio be registered afresh under rhis new system and get new voter cards.
(Daily News, Majira, Jambo Leo ,The Guardian et al)
HIV infection among drug users high in Zanzibar
At least 67 people among drug users in Zanzibar tested HIV positive last year, an indication that the spread of the deadly virus among the group needed addressing. Mahmoud Ibrahim Mussa from the department of Education, Treatment and Reform of Drug Users said in Zanzibar recently that concerted efforts were required to control the spread of HIV in the islands. Mussa said that although they have managed HIV prevalence at one per cent and below, the spread among drug users is high. He said in efforts to control the spread among drug users, his department had opened 14 treatment and drug addicts rehabilitation centres in collaboration with two NGOs Zanzibar Youth Forum (ZYF) and ZAYEDESA. Mussa said that the on going efforts were part of World Health Organization (WHO) campaign to monitor drug users in safe environments globally.
(Daily News et al)
100km trek to escape cruelty
Esther Jilala, 16, a victim of a forced early marriage has been compelled to walk for over 100 kilometres to escape the cruelty she has been subjected to by her husband. Speaking to The Citizen, Esther said she was subjected to forced marriage at the end of last year after her parents received 16 cows as dowry from her husband. The teenager, who is now three months pregnant, had been married to a man in Ighombwe village, Ikungi District in Singida Region. According to reports, she walked the distance for two conservative days as she headed to Maswa District in Shinyanga Region. One day before she reached the decision to escape, the girl is said to have received a thorough beating from her husband for not milking their cows.
(The Citizen et al)
ILO,YEF programme to continue supporting youth entrepreneurship
Findings show that youth unemployment rates in Sub Saharan Africa, Tanzania included are high, three times higher than the average rate for adults. The percentage of working youth in Sub Saharan Africa living in extreme poverty is 60 per cent. While many youth seek wage employment in the public and private sectors, these sectors will only be able to absorb a small percentage of new job seekers entering the labour market. Formal job opportunities are scarce and there won't be jobs for all youth making self employment the only option for many young men and women. Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) is enable African youth to turn their energy and ideas into business opportunities thereby increasing their incomes and creating employment. The promotion of youth entrepreneurship is one of the few feasible options to stimulate the demand side of the labour market and create income generating opportunities. The approach of Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) is to address the underlying barriers preventing the development of youth entrepreneurship in East Africa without addressing the underlying barriers, we will not be able to realize the full potential of youth to become successful entrepreneurs. The Youth Entrepreneurship Facility initiative will be implemented through the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility which is based at the ILO area Office in Tanzania and through Offices in Kenya and Uganda with the YEN providing valuable support in terms of evaluation, youth participation and knowledge sharing. The basis for the work of the YEF is derived from the ILO's mandate to promote youth employment in Africa through its decent work agenda for Africa, through the Regional Decent Work Programme for the East African Community 2009- 2015 and Decent Work Country Programmes.
(The Guardian et al)
International news
Amid spread of hatred and brutality, Ban urges countries to do more to help Iraq civilians
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Iraqi security forces against intervening in the country's political process where heightened tensions, coupled with the current security threat from the armed group, the Islamic State, could lead the country into even deeper crisis. The Secretary-General told journalists in New York that he strongly urge all political parties and their supporters to remain calm and respect the political process governed by the Constitution. Mr. Ban welcomed efforts led by the Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abbadi to form a new, broad-based Government that is "acceptable to all components of Iraqi society." Echoing statements he had made during a visit to Baghdad and Erbil last month, the UN chief urged Iraqis to support the ongoing democratic process. Addressing the press, Mr. Ban also underscored the threat IS fighters post to Iraq, Syria and the entire region. Mr. Ban said that the people of Iraq need security, yet the poison of hatred and brutality is spreading. The UN chief said he was "profoundly dismayed" by the "barbaric acts" carried out by IS fighters, which he said include accounts of summary executions, boys forcibly taken from their homes to fight, girls abducted or trafficked as sex slaves. He called on the international community to do even more to provide protection, and condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the systematic persecution of individuals from the minority populations and those who refuse extremist ideology of IS and associated armed groups. (World Media)
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