Dar es Salaam. Rais wa Tanzania, Samia Suluhu Hassan amefanya mabadiliko katika baraza la mawaziri na kuwaondoa mawaziri wawili.
Katika taarifa iliyosainiwa na Kaimu Mkurugenzi wa Mawasiliano ya Rais Ikulu, Sharifa Nyanga leo Jumapili Julai 21, 2024 imesema ametengua uteuzi wa mawaziri wawili, Nape Nnauye (Habari, Mawasiliano na Teknolojia ya Habari) na January Makamba wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki.
Mbali na hao, Rais Samia ametengua uteuzi wa Stephen Byabato aliyekuwa Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki.
Pia, Rais Samia amemteua Ridhiwani Kikwete kuwa Waziri wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu (Kazi, Vijana, Ajira na Wenye Ulemavu).
Awali, alikuwa Naibu Waziri Ofisi ya Rais, Menejimenti ya Utumishi wa Umma na Utawala Bora.
Ridhiwani ambaye ni mtoto wa Rais mstaafu, Jakaya Kikwete anachukua nafasi ya Deogratius Ndejembi ambaye ameteuliwa kuwa Waziri wa Ardhi, Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi.
Rais amemteua Jerry Silaa kuwa Waziri wa Habari, Mawasiliano na Teknolojia ya Habari, kabla ya uteuzi huo alikuwa Waziri wa Ardhi, Nyumba na Maendeleo ya Makazi.
Pia, Balozi Mahmoud Thabit Kombo ameteuliwa kuwa Mbunge na Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki. Kabla ya uteuzi huo, Balozi Kombo alikuwa Balozi wa Tanzania nchini Italia, anachukua nafasi ya January Makamba ambaye uteuzi wake umetenguliwa.
Balozi Kombo anateuliwa kuwa Mbunge ikiwa ni saa chache tangu aliyekuwa Mbunge wa kuteuliwa na Naibu Waziri wa wizara hiyo, Balozi Mbarouk Nassor Mbarouk amuandikie Spika wa Bunge la Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dk Tulia Ackson barua ya kujiuzulu ubunge.
Nafasi ya Balozi Mbarouk imechukuliwa na Cosato Chumi aliyeteuliwa kuwa Naibu Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki.
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Source: mwananchi.co.tz
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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
