Dar es Salaam: The World Well being Group (WHO), with funding assist from the Irish Fund, has donated 12 bikes to the Authorities of Tanzania. This donation is about to spice up the effectiveness of district surveillance officers in monitoring and mentoring well being amenities, considerably enhancing adherence to built-in illness surveillance and response methods.
Environment friendly illness surveillance is crucial for early detection and management of public well being threats. Nonetheless, insufficient transportation infrastructure typically hampers efficient supervision and monitoring on the district and well being facility ranges. The brand new bikes will tackle these challenges, enabling extra common and environment friendly supervision, mentorship, and adherence to Occasion-Based mostly Surveillance (EBS) protocols.
Dr. Charles Sagoe-Moses, WHO Nation Consultant, expressed gratitude to the Tanzanian authorities for its proactive measures to strengthen the well being system. “These bikes will likely be instrumental in supporting the supervision and monitoring of EBS,” he stated. “We prolong our honest because of the Irish Authorities and the Irish Embassy for his or her monetary assist and dedication to the ‘Well being for All’ agenda. This collaboration exemplifies our shared dedication to constructing resilient well being methods.”
Tanzania has confronted quite a few well being emergencies, together with cholera and Marburg virus outbreaks, highlighting the necessity for improved resilience on the sub-national degree. This donation is a part of the broader mission, “Strengthening Well being Methods Resilience for Enhanced Well being Emergency Response on the Sub-national Stage,” funded by the Irish Authorities. The mission goals to bolster healthcare capability to successfully reply to emergencies.
The Deputy Everlasting Secretary TAMISEMI, Dr. Charles Wilson Mahera acknowledged the numerous challenges associated to transportation infrastructure that districts face, which have an effect on surveillance operations. “The assist from WHO is invaluable for our emergency response efforts,” he stated. “It would significantly improve our skill to observe and handle well being crises, aligning with our well being for all objectives.”
Along with the bikes, the Irish-funded mission helps a number of different key initiatives, together with the event of the Nationwide Motion Plan for Well being Safety (2024–2028), upkeep of influenza sentinel websites, and strengthening emergency response capacities.
The Head of Improvement Cooperation on the Irish Embassy, Ms. Margaret Gaynor, added, “This initiative underscores our joint dedication to enhancing the resilience of Tanzania’s healthcare system and making certain a sturdy response to well being emergencies.”