Mbeya. Chama cha Kutetea Haki na Masilahi ya Walimu Tanzania (Chakamwata) kinatarajia kumuona Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan kujadili masuala mbalimbali kuhusiana na haki na masilahi ya walimu nchini.
Katibu Mkuu wa chama hicho, Meshack Kapange amesema hayo leo Alhamisi Machi 6, 2025 wakati akizungumza na waandishi wa habari kuhusu ujio mpya huku akisisitiza wataanza na vita ya kikokotoo.
Kapanga amesema Februari 8, 2020 ofisi ya msajili wa vyama vya wafanyakazi na waajiri aliwaandikia barua ya kuondoa jina la Chakamwata na kukifutia usajili.
Hatua hiyo ilisababisha chama hicho kutafuta haki kwa kufungua shauri namba 1/2020 katika Mahakama Kuu Kanda ya Mbeya.
Kufuatia mwenendo wa kesi walikata rufaa na shauri hilo kusikilizwa katika Mahakama ya Rufani ambayo Februari 27, 2025 ilitoa amri ya hukumu ya kurejeshewa usajili wa chama baada ya kukaa kifungoni kwa miaka sita iliyopita.
Katika mkutano huo na waandishi, Kapange amesema: “Wakati wowote tunatarajia kumuona Rais Samia Suluhu Hassan na wizara husika kuzungumzia ajenda mbalimbali zinazohusu masilahi ya walimu na wafanyakazi nchini baada ya kusota miaka sita kushindwa kupaza sauti.”
Kapange amesema wamejipanga kuanza kwa nguvu mpya kupaza sauti kutetea haki za walimu na wafanyakazi kwa kusimamia ajenda ya kupinga kanuni mpya ya mafao ya kikokotoo cha wastaafu nchini.
“Katika kutimiza hayo matarajio yetu kupata ushirikiano mkubwa serikalini ili kufikia ajenda zetu kwa masilahi ya wafanyakazi nchini,” amesema.
Kwa upande wake, Mwenyekiti wa chama hicho, Ipyana Kabuje amesema kazi kubwa iliyo mbele yao ni kuona namna gani wanafikia malengo waliyoshindwa kuyafikia kipindi cha miaka mitano iliyopita.
“Tunaendeleza tulipoishia, huu ni moto mwingine wa kutetea haki na masilahi ya walimu na wafanyakazi nchini,” amesema.
Source: mwananchi.co.tz
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Tanzania Confirms Outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease
Dodoma — Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases of the disease.
President of the Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, made the announcement during a press briefing alongside World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in the country’s administrative capital Dodoma.
“Laboratory tests conducted in Kabaile Mobile Laboratory in Kagera and later confirmed in Dar es Salaam identified one patient as being infected with the Marburg virus. Fortunately, the remaining suspected patients tested negative,” the president said. “We have demonstrated in the past our ability to contain a similar outbreak and are determined to do the same this time around.”
A total of 25 suspected cases have been reported as of 20 January 2025, all of whom have tested negative and are currently under close follow-up, the president said. The cases have been reported in Biharamulo and Muleba districts in Kagera.
“We have resolved to reassure the general public in Tanzania and the international community as a whole of our collective determination to address the global health challenges, including the Marburg virus disease,” said H.E President Hassan.
WHO is supporting Tanzanian health authorities to enhance key outbreak control measures including disease surveillance, testing, treatment, infection prevention and control, case management, as well as increasing public awareness among communities to prevent further spread of the virus.
“WHO, working with its partners, is committed to supporting the government of Tanzania to bring the outbreak under control as soon as possible, and to build a healthier, safer, fairer future for all the people of Tanzania,” said Dr Tedros. “Now is a time for collaboration, and commitment, to protecting the health of all people in Tanzania, and the region, from the risks posed by this disease.”
Marburg virus disease is highly virulent and causes haemorrhagic fever. It belongs to the same family as the virus that causes Ebola virus disease. Illness caused by Marburg virus begins abruptly. Patients present with high fever, severe headache and severe malaise. They may develop severe haemorrhagic symptoms within seven days.
“The declaration by the president and the measures being taken by the government are crucial in addressing the threat of this disease at the local and national levels as well as preventing potential cross-border spread,” said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa. “Our priority is to support the government to rapidly scale up measures to effectively respond to this outbreak and safeguard the health of the population,”
Tanzania previously reported an outbreak of Marburg in March 2023 – the country’s first – in Kagera region, in which a total of nine cases (eight confirmed and one probable) and six deaths were reported, with a case fatality ratio of 67%.
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In the African region, previous outbreaks and sporadic cases have been reported in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda.
Marburg virus is transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through direct contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, surfaces and materials. Although several promising candidate medical countermeasures are currently undergoing clinical trials, there is no licensed treatment or vaccine for effective management or prevention of Marburg virus disease. However, early access to treatment and supportive care – rehydration with oral or intravenous fluids – and treatment of specific symptoms, improve survival.
Source: allafrica.com
