TANZANIA PARLIAMENTARIANS AGAINST
MALARIA & NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(TAPAMA)
The Member of Parliaments of Tanzania are responding to March 2007, the 60th World Health Assembly (WHA) African governments Leaders (include Tanzania) and other International leaders commit themselves to the rolling back malaria and meeting the United Nations malaria-related Millennium Development Goals, with emphasise on greater involvement of the leader in the fight against Malaria and scale up community involvement in the Campaign to fight Malaria in Tanzania
Background.
In 2006 Malaria Consortium
International Organisation based in UK in Collaboration with ORES Tanzania
(National NGO based in Tanzania) realize that, The Greater involvement of Policy
makers in the campaign against Malaria
in Tanzania (RBM) shall scale up the implementation of the National Policy to
fight Malaria in Tanzania. As the result of that advocacy campaign to
the Policy makers came the formation of Coalition (Alliances) of members of
Parliament against Malaria –TAPAMA then was found in January 2007.
TAPAMA understand that malaria
has remained one of the oldest diseases leading killer diseases in our Country, More than 93% percent of the population is at risk for malaria. The statistics show that the
population in Tanzania is 40 million people, all of whom live at risk of
malaria, for at least part of the year. This makes Tanzania to be the third
largest population at risk of malaria in the world with reported increase of malaria cases and under-5 mortality rate
of 165/1000. The disease is responsible for more than one-third
(33%) of deaths among children under age five and for up to one-fifth (20%) of
deaths among pregnant women. In 2006 about 56% percent of hospital admissions
in country were under-five children was due to Malaria. Up to 80% percent of
Tanzania’s malaria deaths occur among these Children.
Vision: Tanzania without Malaria and become giant resource for Policymakers on Malaria intervention Strategies in Africa.
Mission: To scale up Malaria Prevention intervention and Treatment in order to reduce the mortality and morbidity rate of Death caused by Malaria in Tanzania and relief the sufferings of disease among the most Vulnerable groups in our Country.
- Lobbying and advocacy for Policy implementation in combating Malaria by mobilizing influence of Community leaders and decision makers (Parliamentarians) to scale up policy implementation and resources commitment on Fight Malaria and other neglected Tropical Diseases.
- To Enhance Malaria prevention strategies among the most affected communities and group people and Country as whole.
- Advocacy access to effective and sustainable prophylaxis and Treatment.
- Scaling up availability of free Treated Mosquito net and Treatment to the most vulnerable group namely, the pregnant women and children under five years old.
- Greater involvement of Community in Malaria Intervention by community mobilization and dissemination of information on Malaria and other Neglected Tropical Disease.
- To conduct operational Research on Malaria and Vector Control and develop policy agenda to the MP Assembly.
- Capacity building to the MP and other partners and information sharing on control, prevention and Treatment.
- Resource mobilization (Financial resources and human Resources) to support Member of Parliaments who are willing to work with their communities in their constituents to implement national Ant malaria and Prevention policy.
- Enhance Community Behaviors Communication and
education on malaria Control and prevention Intervention to the
Member of Parliaments, other policymakers and community as whole.
Hon Riziki Lulida (MP)
Chairperson
Hon. Fuya Kimbita (MP) (out going)
Secretary General
Hon. Mtutura A. Mtutura (MP)
Treasurer General
Hon. Zabein M. Mhita (MP)………………………………..Member
Hon. Ania S. Chaurembo (MP) …………………………...Member
Hon. Ramadhan A. Maneno (MP) …………………………Member
Hon. Gosbert Blandes (MP) ………………………………..Member
Hon. Idd M Azzan (MP) ……………………………………Member
Hon. Benson M. Mpesya (MP) ……………………………..Member
Hon. Mossy S. Musa (MP) ………………………..………..Member
Hon. Magreth Mkanga (MP) ………………………………..Member
Hon. Alyshymaa Kwegyr.........................................................Member
ORES
Tanzania, Malaria Consortium (UK), Ministry of Health Tanzania-National Malaria
Control Program (NMCP), Malaria No More (USA), Care of the Needy (COTN),
Tanzania.
Contacts
Secretary
General
Tanzania
Parliamentarians Against Malaria
Ocean Road, NIMR bldg, 2nd floor, Room No 11,
P.O. BOX 31232, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
www.tapama.or.tz (still under Construction)
TAPAMA HAS ELECTED NEW LEADERS
ReplyDeleteUAM Champion: Tanzania Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda
ReplyDeleteBLOG POST March 20, 2013
Since the national launch of Malaria Safe on November 29, 2012, in Tanzania, Prime Minister Hon. Mizengo Pinda has championed the role of the private sector in the country's malaria control strategy, working with Voices to engage stakeholders at the highest levels.
The Prime Minister, who presided at the launch, has since appointed a Malaria Safe contact person within his office, written letters to 32 Tanzanian companies to encourage them to participate in the Malaria Safe program, and requested additional public funding for malaria control from various government entities. One of these is the Minister of Regional and Local Government Authority (RALG), whom the Prime Minister directed to allocate funds for malaria. Another is Tanzania Parliamentarians Against Malaria (TAPAMA), a parliamentary group that will meet with Voices next month to address district-level malaria funding gaps under the direction of the Prime Minister, in collaboration with four committees--Social Welfare, Community Development, HIV/AIDS and Local Government. A third is the Association of Local Authorities of Tanzania (ALAT). The Prime Minister has also written a letter to the Minister of Health and Social Welfare and to the Minister of Tourism and Natural Resources to promote Malaria Safe companies and to procure malaria resources. Finally, the Prime Minister has sent letters of directives to all Regional and District Commissioners to make sure that local governments increases malaria funding before district budgets are set up early this year.
For his strong support, Hon. Mizengo Pinda (pictured above, at right) was invited as the guest of honor at last month’s United Against Malaria gala dinner in Johannesburg, an official event of the 2013 Orange Africa Cup of Nations. He was joined by South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi (pictured above, at left) and other dignitaries, business leaders and celebrities who are working diligently to create a malaria-free future in Africa. "I'm personally very excited because the Malaria Safe initiative that we launched last year in Tanzania is already bringing about some very good results," he told audience members. "Malaria can't be fought alone with the budget of the government. We've got to get everybody to contribute a little bit. Through the private sector, it's working very well, because most of them have taken up the program of providing mosquito nets, etc. It can be done."
Comments
Permalink Submitted by Hermengild Mayunga (not verified) on March 26, 2013
Promising initiatives to end Malaria in Tanzania
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Permalink Submitted by Lucas Charles Mkwizu (not verified) on April 2, 2013
malaria is killing many children under five years of age, I happen to conduct a research on malaria prevention and find lot of challenges.
I hope this efforts from PM, will support the fight against malaria.
let us collabora
We are happy for such a good initiatives you are doing keep it burning to make RBM possible.
ReplyDeleteWe are very positive to see expectant mothers, under 5 and the whole communities are not in danger from the fear of "Anopheles Quadrimaculatus" any more
We are appreciate a good initiatives you guys are doing, we are positive to have a safe community from fear of "Anopheles Quadrimaculats" no more and eventually to make a biG smile ♡ to all under five and Great hope☆ to expectant mothers..
ReplyDelete(Let aim and deal together 'RBM' is possible)
Go Wrinkle for Malaria - Tuikunjie Ndita Malaria-Tuikatae Ikatalike-
Tusiikubali Isikubalike.
Mdau: I'm Against Malaria.. Naipinga.. Naikinza.. Naikataa..
Andrew K.E.Njau
High level of advocacy
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