While addressing a special joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament day at Gordon House in Kingston, Jamaica as part of several activities during a three-day state visit to the island, president of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete made a pitch for Jamaicans to deepen their business links with Tanzania, which he says has an 'abundance of opportunities' with a 'conducive' investment climate.

He expressed an interest in getting Jamaican coaches to help develop the talent of Tanzanian athletes, given Jamaica's success. The president said:

1. "My visit here is about that, and so far so good"...
2. "I would like to see as well deeper co-operation between our two business communities...
3. "I am confident that our two countries have a lot to benefit from developing economic cooperation. You have a vibrant tourism industry which I want Tanzania to come and learn from your good examples"
4. "Tanzania is richly endowed with several tourist attractions, serene beaches, Zanzibar, the coast line and Mount Kilimanjaro to the world renowned game parks like the Serengeti. Also Tanzania has many artifacts and historical attractions like the ones related to the slave trade and the archeological findings that tell the story of the cradle of mankind being somewhere in Tanzania. With all these opportunities and much more tourism in Tanzania could do much more than what it is doing at the moment,"
5. "We would like to see Jamaican businesses - craft, tourism and in any other sector of their choice. There is an abundance of opportunities in agriculture, mining, manufacturing as well as in ICT, health and education. The investment climate in Tanzania is conducive"...
   

Tanzania's economy has experienced consistent growth of more than 7% pa over the past years, though it has had to revise this downward from 8% - 5% this current year because of the current tough economic climate.

 "Come and work with us for mutual benefit".

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On Friday, the former President of Tanzania Ndugu Benjamin William Mkapa will be the chief guest of Kampala Alumni Reunion at Uganda’s oldest and biggest tertiary institution, The Makerere University.

Mkapa will also be awarded an honorary doctorate degree (PhD) for his exemplary leadership and democratization process of Tanzania - Mr. Gilbert Kadilo, the spokesperson of Makerere University said.

The reunion of the alumni is aimed at raising funds to improve the University infrastructure and other conditions of learning.

Mkapa is an old student of the University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English (1957 - 1962) .

Mkapa ruled Tanzania for two terms (1995 - 2005), before he was succeeded by the incumbent Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete. The Ugandan University also educated the founding President of the United Republic of Tanzania, the late Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere.

Bofya kwenye kichwa cha habari ili upate kuisoma habari kamili katika gazeti tando la Majira

1. Vigogo CUF wawashukia Shamhuna, Seif Khatib
2. Mwanajeshi aua wenzake wawili
3. Mgawanyiko wa wabunge wapenya UWT
4. Tamasha la punguzo la bei lavutia wengi
5. Kortini kwa kuuza vipodozi hatari
6. Ushuhuda: Aeleza mwanaye alivyokeketwa
7. Waandishi watakiwa kuchunguza habari kwa kina
8. Anayedaiwa kumuua mpenziwe UDSM azidi kusota rumande
9. Ngawaiya kujipima na Ndesamburo
10. Jisomeeni kuongeza msamiati-Maghembe

About 4,000 residents of Muleba District in Kagera Region, have been rendered homeless as a result of heavy rain that was accompanied with strong winds.

The rain has affected residents of 10 sub-villages in Mubunda ward in the district. Muleba district commissioner Angelina Mabulla, said yesterday that at least 1,771 acres of banana and beans farms had been destroyed by last week's rain that also wrecked havoc in Kitoko, Kisoju and Nyakasenyi sub-villages.

Victims of damage caused by rain in are now in dire need of at least 294 tonnes of relief food, the Government said yesterday. Ms Mabula said agriculture and disaster management experts are in the area to assess basic supplies needs for 10 affected sub-villages in Mubunda ward. She said 184 tonnes of maize and 110 of beans are required and that the process of applying for relief food from the Government Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR), had started. Ms Mabula, however, did not explain if the affected villagers were also in need of other humanitarian aid such as tents, blankets and medicines. The loss incurred as a result of the damage caused by rain, according to the district commissioner, stood at Sh1.3 billion.

The rain left 822 households with 4,448 family members homeless, as roofs of 21 houses were pulled down. Roofs of public buildings like schools, churches, mosques and teachers' houses were also pulled down by the rain.

Ms Mabula named some of the affected areas as Kitoko, Kisoju and Nyakasenyi villages in Mubunda ward. Residents of the sub-villages were currently sharing shelter with neighbours, she explained. "The Government is sending experts to the affected sub-villages to assess and determine actual loss caused by the rain and needed emergency humanitarian aid," she said.

The rain, which started at around 2:00pm last Sunday, lasted for over an hour, destroyed 1,644 acres of banana and beans farms, and 127 acres of maize.

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Hii habari imetoka huko kwenye gazeti tando la DarLeo.co.tz. Hivi itafika siku watu waache kutapeliana? mwe! Labda tukiendaga zetu ahera.

MTOTO wa Rais Jakaya Kikwete, Ridhiwani Kikwete amemfikisha mahakamani fundi seremala na mkazi wa Mikocheni A, Bw. Omary Said (38) kwa kumtapeli sh. milioni mbili. Mbele ya hakimu mkazi wa mahakama hiyo, Bi. Lina Msanga, Mwendesha Mashitaka, Bi. Batiseba Kasanga aliiambia mahakama kuwa mshitakiwa alitenda kosa hilo Novemba 5, mwaka huu huko Mikocheni, jijini Dar es Salaam. Bi. Batiseba alidai kuwa mshitakiwa alipewa fedha hizo na Bw. Ridhiwani ambaye ni mwanasheria, kwa lengo la kununulia vifaa mbalimbali kwa ajili ya kukarabati nyumba yake, lakini fundi huyo alizitumia kwa matumizi mengine na hakufanya walivyokubaliana. Mshitakiwa ambaye amekana shitaka hilo amerudishwa rumande kwa kukosa wadhamini. Kesi hiyo ambayo upelelezi wake unaendelea itatajwa tena Desemba 8, mwaka huu.

The Grizzlies plan to ship the jerseys to impoverished children in Tanzania - the birthplace of rookie center Hasheem Thabeet (quoted from source http://commercialappeal.com ).

The Grizzlies had planned to give away 3,000 promotional Allen Iverson jerseys on December 4th, 2009 against the Mavericks as an honor but, that will not happen because Iverson terminated his contract on November 16th. Team officials immediately ordered the Marc Gasol t-shirts given to fans instead.

So what will happen to all of those unused Iverson jerseys?
The Grizzlies plan to ship the unused jerseys to Tanzania, the birthplace of rookie center Hasheem Thabeet .

An NBA program -- Basketball Without Borders -- will facilitate the shipment to the African country. Basketball Without Borders is the NBA's global basketball development program that helps education, health and wellness. "We are thrilled to partner with Hasheem Thabeet and the NBA's international program Basketball Without Borders," team president of business operations Greg Campbell said before adding, "This also gives us the opportunity to recognize Marc Gasol for his inspiring start to the season."

The cost of first line malaria drug in Tanzania, Allu, will be lowered to 400 shillings ($0.30) per dose, Tanzania Government has announced. This is after the decision to allow private sector players to import the drug. Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. David Mwakyusa revealed this at the weekend when launching 'United Against Malaria' campaign in Tanzania. Prof Mwakyusa conceded that the current price of between 14,000 shillings ($10.50) and 18,000 shillings per dose was too high for majority of Tanzanians to afford.

According to the Minister, from June next year private sector players, through a special arrangement known as AMFM, will be allowed to import the drug at lower cost. "This means that all patients who will be treated in private health facilities will have to pay not more than 400 shillings for a dose of Allu," he said. Prof Mwakyusa said the move would contribute immensely in reducing malaria prevalence in the country as most people would afford the drug.He noted that the drug was very effective in curing malaria but the problem had been its exorbitant price and circulation as it could be found in government health facilities only. He said it was estimated that 16 to 18 million people get malaria each year. Of these cases around 80,000 die annually, most of them being children under five years and pregnant mothers. According to the Minister, the disease is estimated to consume 3.4% of annual gross domestic product (GDP) that is about $240 million a year through reduced productivity in the workforce, absenteeism from school and work and the direct and indirect costs of treatment or deaths, the newspaper noted.

News credits: http://thepharmaletter.com

OPINION
We continue to hope that this Government's action will ultimately benefit the common mwananchi and that, the respective Ministry will continue to oversee the whole process in order to prevent any chances that greedy private companies jump to the opportunity at hand and start ripping off the poor mwananchi's coins. 

Tanzania, just like many other countries, has a brain drain problem; not enough health care professionals especially, medical doctors, to treat its 40 million people. To combat this, the Tanzanian Government trains clinical workers to treat most of the common conditions and infectious diseases and deputizes them assistant medical officers, or AMOs. Using the "task-shifting" system, most hospitals are almost entirely staffed by AMOs. Even with AMOs, health prospects in Tanzania are grim: a mother dies in child birth every hour. According to a study released in August in the Journal of Health Affairs, Africa has only 30 percent of the 1.16 million doctors, nurses and midwives it needs.

Ray Suarez reports from Tanzania in this video, click here to watch.

Quotes from the video

• "At this crowded district hospital in Kahama, Tanzania, where patients double and even triple up on beds, there's only one fully trained physician for a population of 800,000. " Ray Suarez, NewsHour
• "In the U.S., if you fell ill and you're taken to hospital, you are going to meet a doctor. In my country, that's a luxury. A lot of people have gone to their graves without meeting a doctor." Dr. David Mwakyusa, Minister of Health, Tanzania
• "If we care about HIV-AIDS patients, if we care about malaria patients, infant mortality, all of these really crucial areas, then we ought to care about how that care is delivered." Lee Wells, Touch Foundation

Questions
1.What is a "brain drain"? Why do health care professionals leave Tanzania?
2. What do you think about AMOs?
3. List all of the reasons that you think Tanzania cannot staff all of its hospitals. What could change these conditions?

Video and story (with small alterations) all courtesy of  PBS at Related Resources Global Health Watch: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/globalhealth