WIKI YA NENDA KWA USALAMA BARABARANI HII YA HAPA........

SGT Margrath Kassaba (kushoto) na ASP, Meloe Buzema wa polisi traffic Iringa wakiwa kazi muda mfupi baada ya kumaliza kuongea na waandishi leo.

AS the nation commemorates the road safety week which is held at national level in Tanga Region, Iringa region has recorded 99 road accidents between January-June 2010.
The number of road accidents in the region has increased by four as compared to the same period last year which has had recorded 95, according to the report from Traffic department-Iringa.

Speaking on Tuesday during press briefing, Officer Commanding Station (0CS), Meloe Buzema (ASP) on behalf of regional Traffic Officer (RTO), Kedmund Mnubi said the number of accidents has increased this year compared to last year by four accidents.

ASP noted that accidents that caused death last was 86 but for this year 85, number of injuries last year were 73 and fro this year alone there are 78 accident between January-June 2010.
In addition, the number of offences of road safety regulations, there 6,280 offences compared to this which have 6,663 cases.

The notification fines raised last was bigger last year compared to this year, 145,960,000/- and 138,880,000/- respectively.


However he said in last year alone 20 licenses were cancelled of different classes including C, D and E from unscrupulous drivers in Iringa Region but some of licenses were notified.

The challenges that traffic in region were facing including most of the road users have little knowledge on traffic regulation hence increase in accidents that can be avoided.

For instance, resident in Iringa don’t know how to use the Zebra Crossing, of which they stand and cheat stories at the Zebra Crossing instead of crossing at once.

Other challenges are overspending especially commuter bus drivers they violate traffic rules and regulations unnecessarily and pedestrians and also cyclists were manger causers of accidents here.

But in the process of reducing accidents in the region, police through the traffic department have started providing education in schools both primary and secondary about road safety.

He said traffic police are sent to schools to education the pupils and students about the road safety rule and regulations as strategy reduce accidents caused by pedestrians.

A WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO TRIPLETS

Sara Mchena,30 with the happy smile after giving birth to three babies, one baby girl and two baby boys at Iringa regional Hosptital on Saturday.Sara Mchena (L) is being helped by the Nursing Officer, Mary Sapali to hold the babies properly at the government hospital.

A WOMAN aged 30 years have given birth to triplets at Iringa Regional Hospital but she need help from the well-wishers to give her support like food and clothes for the her three babies.


Sara Mchena of Isimani Village, Mangawe Ward in Isimani Division in Iringa District, Iringa Region has given birth to three babies, one baby girl and two baby boys on Saturday after midnight through a normal delivery, it has been confirmed.


According the nursing officer was in charge of the postnatal ward number three (3) at the regional hospital, Mary Sapali, Mchena gave birth to triplets but unfortunately they all underweight, that is, one with 2,200grams and the other two with 2,300grams respectively.
The nursing officer explained to reporters on Tuesday that the woman brought to the hospital as referral since past two weeks from the health center in Isimani.
She said that the woman is married to Caspian Mfikwa who is poor peasant at Isimani village who has never turn-up to come and see how his wife is doing.


“Sara Mchena is badly in need of support both materially and financially so that she can feed and cloth the three babies since she is bad health, that is she cannot properly breastfeed them hence to be given other milk,” she told the reporters.


Mchena has now a total of six children and she asked the nurses to help her stop giving birth forever because she has enough children now.


“The babies need breastfeeding for continuous six months after birth but their mother has little milk because she is in poor health, food is problem to get……. the babies don’t have clothes as you can see they just wrapped in light pieces of khanga materials considering Iringa is cold,” Sapali said.


In another development, the hospital is facing a crisis of beds in the postnatal ward of which mothers are forced to sleep more two at one bed.


According to Dr. Deogratias Manyama, a medical officer in charge at the regional hospital, the ward had 23 beds only but there more than 50 mothers who every day for service.
The crisis of beds is same in other wards as while, there are a lot of patients who are admitted compared to the number beds in wards.