Hunger in Tanzania??

[Juakali1980]

Wanafunzi 2 milioni kupewa viatu kuzuia uvamizi wa funza



SHIRIKA la kupambana na funza hapa nchini—Ahadi Kenya—Jumatano limetangaza kuwa litasambaza viatu kwa wanafunzi milioni mbili hapa Kenya.

Mradi huo utazinduliwa mwezi ujao huku watakaonufaika wakiwa ni wanafunzi katika shule za msingi za umma.

Akiongea Jumatano mjini Murang’a, Mkurugenzi wa Shirika hilo Bw Stanley Kamau alisema tayari ameahidiwa viatu hivyo na wahisani mbalimbali wa hapa nchini na pia wa kutoka ng’ambo.

“Kwa vile asilimia 80 ya waathiriwa ni wale wa umri wa kwenda shuleni, watoto takriban 4 milioni wameathirika.

Tusipojitokeza kwa hali na
mali kupambana na hali hii, malengo ya masomo katika mpangilio wa milenia tunafaa tuyasahau kwa kuwa hatutayaafikia,” akasema.

Alisema hatua hiyo ni ya kuwahakikishia wanafunzi hao hali njema ya afya ili kuepukana na uvamizi wa funza ili wawe na umakinifu wa kusoma badala ya kuchukua wakati mwingi wakijikuna miwasho ya funza viungoni.

“Aidha, hata ikiwa watakaonufaika hawamo hatarini ya kuvamiwa na funza, ni wajibu wa kila Mkenya aliye na nia njema kwa maendeleo
kuwatunuku wasio na uwezo vifaa vya kuwainua kimaisha,” akasema.

Alisema kero la funza limekuwa jinamizi kubwa mashinani ya hapa nchini hasa mashuleni.

“Hili sio jinamizi ambalo limewakamba watu wa Murang’a pekee kama ilivyo dhana ya wengi. Ni kero la kitaifa ambalo hata linafaa
kutangazwa kama janga la kitaifa. Kila pembe ya nchi imeathirika,” akasema.

Alisema kwa sasa watu 5 milioni kote nchini wameathirika na janga hili.

Kuaga dunia

Alisema tayari watu 2.6 milioni wametibiwa kote nchini tangu mwaka wa 2007 huku wengine 300 kufikia Mei wakiripotiwa kuaga dunia
kufuatia uvamizi wa funza.

Bw Kamau alisema viatu hivyo vitasambazwa katika kila Kaunti ili kuwapatia afueni wahasiriwa wa janga hili.

Alipendekeza pia serikali itenge hazina ya wahasiriwa wa funza katika makadirio yake ya bajeti kupitia kwa Wizara ya Afya.

Alisema uvamizi wa wadudu hao kwa wanafunzi ni tisho kubwa la kuafikia malengo ya Milenia kuhusu masomo na pia Ruwaza ya Kiuchumi ya 2030.

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Villagers in southwestern Tanzania's district of Rungwe are in a panic due to the outbreak of jigger flea infestation.

The area is located on the slopes of Mount Rungwe, one of the potentially active volcanoes in the east African nation.

The new outbreak of the parasitic fleas has made some villagers to desert their homes.

Jiggers are small parasitic fleas, also known as chigoe flea, which usually enter their victims through their feet, causing parts of the body to rot leading to a horrific death.

Itete is a highly affected village in Rungwe District, 890 km south-west of Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.

Musa Mwasota, one of the villagers who have been affected with the parasitic fleas, told Xinhua that his family was forced to leave the village.

"I have moved my family into another village because of jiggers. We don't know why this year our village is highly affected with the parasitic fleas."

He had used a wide range of medications from traditional herbs to artificial drugs, but nothing worked, he said.

According to Mwasota, 50 to 60 people have deserted their homes because of the parasitic flea, which is capable of jumping up to 20 centimetres, lives in the soil and feeds intermittently on warm-blooded hosts, especially pigs.

Jiggers usually infect the feet of pigs, which leave behind the chigoe flea as they move and end up infecting those around, including humans.

Brown Mahela is another villager. "We even asked for help from a traditional healer, but in vain. So, leaving our homes was the only option to rescue our lives."

Edson Afwenye, a village chief, described the infestations as serious.

"We have informed responsible authorities to chip in and address the health problem in the village," the village leader said.

"We're encouraging villagers to improve their living environment as we're being told that the parasites are contributed with the unhygienic environment," Afwenye said.

Rungwe District Council chairman Ezekiel Mwakota said improving hygiene in residential areas is a lasting solution to the problem.

"We've sent a team of health experts into the area to see how big the problem is," said Mwakota.

Humphrey Mazigo, a medical researcher from Weill-Bugando University, in Lake Zone Tanzania, said tungiasis infestation is common in Tanzanian communities living under extreme poverty characterized by poor housing condition and inadequate health services.

"This problem may cause severe morbidities," he said, suggesting the need for Tanzanian government to work on the challenge. Endit

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Villagers in southwestern Tanzania's district of Rungwe are in a panic due to the outbreak of jigger flea infestation.

The area is located on the slopes of Mount Rungwe, one of the potentially active volcanoes in the east African nation.

The new outbreak of the parasitic fleas has made some villagers to desert their homes.

Jiggers are small parasitic fleas, also known as chigoe flea, which usually enter their victims through their feet, causing parts of the body to rot leading to a horrific death.

Itete is a highly affected village in Rungwe District, 890 km south-west of Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.

Musa Mwasota, one of the villagers who have been affected with the parasitic fleas, told Xinhua that his family was forced to leave the village.

"I have moved my family into another village because of jiggers. We don't know why this year our village is highly affected with the parasitic fleas."

He had used a wide range of medications from traditional herbs to artificial drugs, but nothing worked, he said.

According to Mwasota, 50 to 60 people have deserted their homes because of the parasitic flea, which is capable of jumping up to 20 centimetres, lives in the soil and feeds intermittently on warm-blooded hosts, especially pigs.

Jiggers usually infect the feet of pigs, which leave behind the chigoe flea as they move and end up infecting those around, including humans.

Brown Mahela is another villager. "We even asked for help from a traditional healer, but in vain. So, leaving our homes was the only option to rescue our lives."

Edson Afwenye, a village chief, described the infestations as serious.

"We have informed responsible authorities to chip in and address the health problem in the village," the village leader said.

"We're encouraging villagers to improve their living environment as we're being told that the parasites are contributed with the unhygienic environment," Afwenye said.

Rungwe District Council chairman Ezekiel Mwakota said improving hygiene in residential areas is a lasting solution to the problem.

"We've sent a team of health experts into the area to see how big the problem is," said Mwakota.

Humphrey Mazigo, a medical researcher from Weill-Bugando University, in Lake Zone Tanzania, said tungiasis infestation is common in Tanzanian communities living under extreme poverty characterized by poor housing condition and inadequate health services.

"This problem may cause severe morbidities," he said, suggesting the need for Tanzanian government to work on the challenge. Endit

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Yaani hadi wanaihama nyumba, Ahadi Kenya to the rescue....

 

[Juakali1980]

Yaani hadi wanaihama nyumba, Ahadi Kenya to the rescue....

haha haha...ati traditional healer??? hawa Wabongo..lol

 

[Juakali1980]

Parasitic Bug And Hundreds of Eggs Bursts Out of British Student's Foot
Baby parasites burst out of student's foot when he returned to the UK from Tanzania

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A foot infected with tungiasis, an infestation of the skin caused a cigoe flea (or jigger) burrowing under the victim's skin.R Schuster
A tiny parasite burrowed into the sole of Matthew O'Donnell's foot while he was working in Africa, before bursting and shedding its eggs in his bedroom after he arrived back in the UK.

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O'Donnell was working as a volunteer in Tanzania when the chigoe flea managed to penetrate his foot and feed off his blood.

The 22-year-old geography graduate had no idea he was carrying a parasite until he flew back home and noticed a lump on his right foot.

Without warning his skin suddenly burst open and the black bug tumbled out on to his bedclothes along with more than 100 tiny eggs.

He told the Western Morning News: "I looked down to see a lump, I thought 'What on Earth is that?' A tiny black bug dropped out, followed by 100 little white eggs tumbling after it.

The eggs hatching from a cigoe fleaStanford University
"I had an idea of what it was because while I was out there one of my friends also got it in one of her toenails.

"This type of tic lives in the sand over there, so if you're walking around in flip-flops it burrows into your skin.

"It seems this insect used me as a free ticket back from Tanzania only to pop out of my foot a month later."

He added: "I wasn't expecting all the eggs to come out of my foot. I wrapped it all in toilet paper and flushed it down pretty quickly."

The parasitic chigoe flea lives in warm, dry soil and sand, and is found commonly in beaches, farms, and wooded areas. Both the male and female fleas feed on warm-blooded hosts, but only the impregnated female flea anchors herself and burrows into the host's skin.

In heavy infestation, ulceration and fibrosis can occur. Left untreated, secondary infection such as bacteremia, tetanus and gas gangrene can occur.

Watch the video on what to do if a pregnant cigoe flea gets under your skin

 

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10 Facts About Hunger In Tanzania
13 May 2016 — Photo © WFP/Tala Louieh
Help us raise awareness on the effects of hunger and malnutrition in Tanzania by sharing these ten facts.

1) With a population of 50 million, Tanzania is food self-sufficient at the national level. However, localised food deficits occur at regional, district and household levels mainly due to dependence on rain-fed agriculture and limited use of modern farming techniques.

2) Tanzania ranks 151 out of 188 countries in the Human Development Index (2015).

3) Tanzania’s economy has grown strongly in recent years, driven mainly by telecommunications, financial services, transport and construction. Despite this progress, nearly 3 Tanzanians out of 10 live in poverty, and 1 in 3 is illiterate.

4) Approximately 80 percent of the population relies on subsistence farming, which makes them vulnerable to climatic, economic and seasonal shocks. With its market access initiatives, WFP helps farmers transition from subsistence farming to market-oriented agriculture.

5) More than 200,000 refugees live in Tanzania. WFP assistance is their main source of food. Through its Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO), WFP provides a food basket of Super Cereal (fortified blended food), pulses, vegetable oil and salt to meet a minimum daily dietary requirement of 2,100 Kcal per person.

6) According to the National Nutrition Survey (2015), almost 35 percent of children under 5 in Tanzania are stunted.

7) Tanzania’s maternal mortality rate, while improving, remains high at 398 deaths per 100,000 live births. WFP is the only agency in the country to provide supplementary food to pregnant and nursing mothers and children under 5.

8) To treat moderate acute malnutrition (MAM), WFP provides a monthly take-home pack of fortified blended food to pregnant and nursing mothers and children under 5 through its Supplementary Feeding Programme (SuFP).

9) To prevent stunting, pregnant and nursing mothers and children under 2 receive a monthly take-home pack of Super Cereal under the Mother and Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN) Programme.

10) In 2016, WFP will assist half a million Tanzanians in chronically food-insecure regions, through its market access, food for assets, nutrition, school meal and refugee support activities.

Learn more about hunger and malnutrition from WFP's comprehensive list of Facts About Hunger and Malnutrition.

Sasa cha ajabu ni kipi hapo? TZ ni third world country au haujui maana yake?

 

[Juakali1980]

Sasa cha ajabu ni kipi hapo? TZ ni third world country au haujui maana yake?

Hilo swali uliza Wabongo .wao ni wakwanza kuchapisha habari mbaya kuhusu Kenya...so I decided to give them a dose of their own medicine...

 

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Villagers in southwestern Tanzania's district of Rungwe are in a panic due to the outbreak of jigger flea infestation.

The area is located on the slopes of Mount Rungwe, one of the potentially active volcanoes in the east African nation.

The new outbreak of the parasitic fleas has made some villagers to desert their homes.

Jiggers are small parasitic fleas, also known as chigoe flea, which usually enter their victims through their feet, causing parts of the body to rot leading to a horrific death.

Itete is a highly affected village in Rungwe District, 890 km south-west of Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.

Musa Mwasota, one of the villagers who have been affected with the parasitic fleas, told Xinhua that his family was forced to leave the village.

"I have moved my family into another village because of jiggers. We don't know why this year our village is highly affected with the parasitic fleas."

He had used a wide range of medications from traditional herbs to artificial drugs, but nothing worked, he said.

According to Mwasota, 50 to 60 people have deserted their homes because of the parasitic flea, which is capable of jumping up to 20 centimetres, lives in the soil and feeds intermittently on warm-blooded hosts, especially pigs.

Jiggers usually infect the feet of pigs, which leave behind the chigoe flea as they move and end up infecting those around, including humans.

Brown Mahela is another villager. "We even asked for help from a traditional healer, but in vain. So, leaving our homes was the only option to rescue our lives."

Edson Afwenye, a village chief, described the infestations as serious.

"We have informed responsible authorities to chip in and address the health problem in the village," the village leader said.

"We're encouraging villagers to improve their living environment as we're being told that the parasites are contributed with the unhygienic environment," Afwenye said.

Rungwe District Council chairman Ezekiel Mwakota said improving hygiene in residential areas is a lasting solution to the problem.

"We've sent a team of health experts into the area to see how big the problem is," said Mwakota.

Humphrey Mazigo, a medical researcher from Weill-Bugando University, in Lake Zone Tanzania, said tungiasis infestation is common in Tanzanian communities living under extreme poverty characterized by poor housing condition and inadequate health services.

"This problem may cause severe morbidities," he said, suggesting the need for Tanzanian government to work on the challenge. Endit

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Hahaha
Uchumi wa kati
Yaani ulimwengu wa pili Kenya!!!!

Hivi ile kampein yenu ya kupambana na Kunguni Nairobi na Kenya nzima mmefikia wapi!?

 

[Juakali1980]

Hahaha
Uchumi wa kati
Yaani ulimwengu wa pili Kenya!!!!

Hivi ile kampein yenu ya kupambana na Kunguni Nairobi na Kenya nzima mmefikia wapi!?
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Umerudi nyumbani??The last time I read ,some of your citizens had escaped from their homes beacause of jiggers...

 

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Hahaha
Uchumi wa kati
Yaani ulimwengu wa pili Kenya!!!!

Hivi ile kampein yenu ya kupambana na Kunguni Nairobi na Kenya nzima mmefikia wapi!?
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“Beware. Bad bed bug infestation.”

Reviewed March 6, 2016
As a global traveler, I have experienced bed bugs a few times, but never as bad as I have seen them at the Cate Hotel in Dar es Salaam. I woke up at 5 am, itching to find that I had been bitten badly. Turning on the light and examining the mattresses in the room led me to find 6 live bed bugs in a 2 minute search as well as signs that the mattresses were crawling with freshly hatched nymphs. I have bites on both shoulders, my back, toes, fingers, both legs and even my ear. As bad as this is, I believe that the way the hotel handled it to be worse. I went downstairs to speak to the assistant manager, Adam Ramadheni, privately in his office. I explained the situation and that I did not want to stay a second night and believed that both nights payments should be returned to me. When I came back to get my money and prepare to depart, the receptionist, Betty Mwakajege, would only give me half of my money but offered no apology or refund. I spoke to Adam again who said they could not give me a refund as the accounts of the previous nights had been closed. I encouraged him to call the manager, Emanuel, and explained that I was not asking for money for the medicine I would need (I am allergic to bed bug bites) or the laundry that I would have to do given the infestation, but I felt it fair to receive a full refund. He promised to call but in a discussion with the receptionist, who was very agitated and speaking inappropriately about returning my money, he ended up saying that the best he could do was offer me another room. We checked out that room (a suite on the 8th floor) and it had signs of infestation as well. We went to my room on the 3rd floor, and I showed him the bed bugs I caught and saved in a glass. In looking at the mattress, he caught one as well and my roommate found one crawling on the inside of her pants. I told him I was going to check out and encouraged him to have my money ready downstairs. Instead, he brought the marketing manager, George Umbaro, to tell me that all they would offer was a second nights lodging in the other infested room, explaining that travelers occasionally brought in the bugs. I explained that as a biologist, I know that it takes 1-2 weeks for eggs to hatch and that all stages of its life cycle were present. This was not a case of a traveler dropping a few but a serious infestation. I gave them my contact information as they both said only the manager, who they could not reach, could refund my money. I received no email or contact from them. I believe that Adam acted as well as he could but the reaction by the receptionist was one of the most unprofessional I have experienced. She likely believed I could not understand her Swahili. I strongly encourage TripAdvisor customers to look elsewhere for lodging and avoid this place at all costs. I could not get the photos posted, but am happy to send you some if you message me through tripadvisor.

Room Tip: Avoid. There were bed bugs in rooms on the third floor and on the 8th floor suite.
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• Stayed March 2016, traveled on business

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