A MIDWIFE VOLUNTEER DONATES VARIOUS MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO FRELIMO HOSPITAL

A midwife volunteer from Germany Cornelia Block (L) exchange words with the Iringa regional commissioner Amina Masenza before donating various medical supplies at the existing Frelimo district hospital in Iringa Municipality, Iringa Iringa yesterday. Looking on is Member of Parliament through special seat for Iringa Ritta Kabati (CCM). (Photo by Friday Simbaya)

By Friday Simbaya, Iringa 

A midwife volunteer from Germany has provided various medical supplies at the existing Frelimo district hospital in Iringa Municipality, Iringa Region, where she once worked as volunteer. 

Cornelia Block in collaboration with the African Institute for Local and International internship (AFLII) has provided various medical facilities for the mother and child health unit, as a launch of a medical treatment program in the hospital. 

She said that in the first phase of donating medical treatment program she provided medical supplies worth five million shillings (5m / -) in partnership with the German Rainbow Garden Village (RGV) organization. 

Block said that the program will also conduct specialized training for midwives on modern methods of providing mother and baby health care. 

She said that the efforts to contribute to medical equipment are ongoing, including funding from its partners to get more medical equipment including ultrasound. 

Frelimo Hospital is experiencing various challenges such as testing and diagnostics, patients ward, children's ward, ward for patients with infectious diseases, laundry facilities and medical equipment. 

According to Country Coordinator AFLII Foundation, Shedrack Mukuta, the institution is organizing and conducting the practice of welcoming experts and volunteers internally and overseas by looking for opportunities for volunteers in the government and private sector health centers. 

He said that the main purpose of coordinating these volunteers is to support government and various development stakeholders in improving social services such as health, environmental, education, tourism and economic investment. 

Mukuta explained that the institution in collaboration with various development stakeholders in Iringa Region has been able to receive and pursue free training opportunities for 47 professionals and 47 students at different government and private centers and clinics. 

He said the institution was registered in 2016 and started working in 2017 in the regions of Mtwara, Zanzibar, Arusha and Iringa. 

He said AFLII Foundation in Iringa region works with stakeholders such as Iringa Municipal Council, Iringa University (UoI), Lutheran Church of Iringa Diocese, Anglican Church Diocese of Ruaha, Kibebe Farm and government departments and private. 

Despite the efforts and successes of the institution, they still face a number of challenges including changes in immigration procedures and guidelines that are particularly disastrous when experts enter the country. 

On their part, Member of Parliament through special seat for Iringa Ritta Kabati (CCM) who was an official guest at the handing over ceremony held at the hospital and Iringa Regional Commissioner Amina Masenza thanked the volunteer Cornelia Block for support. 

Together they urged other development stakeholders to emerge in solving challenges at the Frelimo hospital together with other hospitals in Iringa. 

They said the hospital was experiencing the challenges of infrastructure and medical facilities that have been blocking the activities of providing better services to the people. 

Frelimo Hospital requires medical equipment such as biochemistry machine, hematology machine viral load analyzer, ultrasound machine and X-ray machine according to Medical In charge Dr Pilila Zambi. 

MKUNGA WA KUJITOLEA AMWAGA VIFAA TIBA HOSPITALI YA FRELIMO

Na Friday Simbaya, Iringa 

Mkunga wa kujitolea kutoka Ujerumani ametoa msaada wa vifaa mbalimbali vya tiba katika hospitali ya wilaya ya Frelimo iliopo katika Manispaa ya Iringa, mkoani Iringa. 

Mkunga wa kujitolea, Cornelia Block kwa kushirikiana na taasis ya African foundation for local and international internship (AFLII) ametoa vifaa tiba mbalimbali katika kitengo cha afya ya mama na mtoto, ikiwa ni uzinduzi wa program ya kuchangia vifaa tiba katika hospitali hiyo. 

Alisema kuwa katika awamu ya kwanza ya program ya kuchangia vifaa tiba ametoa vifaa tiba vyenye thamani ya shilingi milioni tano (5m/-) kwa kushirikiana na shirika la Rainbow Garden Village (RGV) la Ujerumani. 

Block alisema kuwa program hiyo pia itaendesha mafunzo maalum kwa wakunga juu ya mbinu za kisasa za kutoa huduma za afya ya mama na mtoto. 

Alisema kuwa jitihada za kuchangia vifaa tiba zinaendelea ikiwa ni pamoja na fedha kutoka kwa washirika wake ili kupata vifaa tiba zaidi ikiwemo mashine ya ultrasound. 

Hospitali ya Frelimo inakabiliwa na changamoto mbalimbali kama vile jengo la vipimo na uchunguzi, wodi ya kulazwa wagonjwa, wodi ya watoto, wodi ya wagonjwa wa magonjwa ya kuambukiza, jengo la kutakasisha vifaa, jengo la kufulia nguo pamoja na vifaa tiba. 

Naye Mratibu Mkazi wa Taasis ya AFLII Foundation Tanzania, Shedrack Mukuta alisema kuwa taasisi hiyo inaratibu na kuendesha zoezi la kupokea wataalam na wanavyuo wakujitolea wa ndani na nje kwa kuwatafutia nafasi katika vituo mbalmabli vya seriklai na sekta binafsi. 

Alisema kuwa madhumuni makuu ya kuratibu kazi hizo kujitolea ni kusaidiana na serikali na wadau mbalimbali wa maendeleo katika kuboresha huduma za kijamii zikiweo za afya, mazingira, elimu, utalii na uwekezaji kiuchumi. 

Mukuta alifafanua kuwa taasisi hiyo kwa kushirikiana na wadau mbalimbali wa maendeleo katika Mkoa wa Iringa wameweza kupokea na kuwatafutia nafasi za kujitolea bila malipo wataalamu na wanafunzi 47 katika vituo mbalimbali vya serikali pamoja na binfasi. 

Alisema kuwa taasisi hiyo ilisajiliwa mwaka 2016 na kuanza kazi mwaka 2017 katika mikoa ya Mtwara, Zanzibar, Arusha na Iringa. 

Alisema kuwa AFLII Foundation kwa mkoa wa Iringa inafanya kazi na wadau kama vile halmashauri ya Manispaa ya Iringa, Chuo Kikuu cha Iringa, Kanisa la KKKT Dayosisi ya Iringa, Kanisa la Angilikani Dayosisi ya Ruaha, Kibebe Farm na idara za serikali na binafsi. 

Pamoja na jitihada na mafanikio hayo taasisi hiyo bado inakabiliwa na changamoto kadhaa ikiwemo mabadiliko katika taratibu na miongozo ya uhamiaji jambo linaloleta usumbufu mkubwa hasa wataalam wanapoingia nchini. 

Kwa upanda wao, mbunge wa viti maalum Mkoa wa Iringa Ritta Kabati (CCM) ambaye alikuwa mgeni rasmi katika hafla ya kukabidhi vifaa vya tiba na Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Iringa Amina Masenza walimpongeza mkunga wakujitolea Cornelia Block kwa msaada huo. 

Kwa pamoja waliwataka wadau wengine wa maendeleo kujitokeza katika kutatua changamoto katika hospitali ya Frelimo pamoja hospitali zingine mkoani Iringa. 

Walisema kuwa hospitali hiyo inkabiliwa na changamoto ya miundombinu na vifaa tiba ambavyo vimekuwa vikikamisha shughuli za kutoa huduma bora kwa wananchi. 

Hospitali ya Frelimo inahitaji vifaa tiba kama vile biochemistry machine, hematology machine Viral load analyzer, Ultrasound machine na X-ray machine kwa mujibu wa Mganaga Mfawidhi wa Hospitali Dr Pilila Zambi.