T.B. DAY OBSERVATION AT KIWANGWA

T.B. DAY AT KIWANGWA, BAGAMOYO

DAY & DATE: SATURDAY 26^TH MARCH

ORGANIZERS: IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE & CAB

The “Tuberculosis Day” which will be more of an  awareness programme for the public will be held at a road-side town of Kiwangwa, forty kms from Bagamoyo town. The event will be celebrated with an exciting soccer match between Coast Stars from Bagamoyo and Kiwangwa Rangers.

The event will be held on Saturday 26^th March 2016 at an open ground where Kiwangwa residents and villagers from nearby villages will flock to the town. 

The soccer match, which appears to be a much-talked about event will begin at 4.00pm at the football pitch of a primary school. The winner will be awarded a goat and the looser will take a rooster.

The one-day programme has been organized by Community Advisory Board (CAB) officials spearheaded by coordinator of Ifakara Health Institute Bagamoyo Branch, Dr. Omar Juma. CAB is community based body which coordinates with IHI in conducting trials drugs of new TB medicines. There are 34 appointed officers in the CAB from twelve villages in Bagamoyo District.

The CAB is seen as a standard practice for clinical vaccine and drug trials world-wide. The objective of formation of CAB is to properly educate and empower elected CAB Members to become full partners in all research activities concerning the public within Bagamoyo district.

 All the members are being trained in seminars, learning the basic method of conducting their duties as contained in the Official Toolkit.The meetings are held every three months under the instructions of Dr. Omar Juma at the premises of IHI Bagamoyo Branch. The last meeting was held on Saturday 12^th March.

At the same seminar, an hour was used to educate and register CAB members in a programme conducted on mobile phones in respect of pregnant women, the basics of child delivery and precautions to be taken by mother-to-be, a few basic lessons for the helpers of mother-to-be, to assist those wanting to know more of the programme. 

The programme now popularly called “WAZAZI NIPENDENI” (Parents Love Me) was well conducted by facilitator Ali Omar Ali. CAB Members were registered for receiving the educational question-answer tips and more interested people would be registered so as to improve health care in general.

STORY & PIX BY ABDUL HAI

A group picture of those who attended the seminar to brush-up their knowledge about the Toolkit designed to adhere to during the trials of new drugs for TB. Coordinator from IHI Dr. Omar Juma (2nd right front row) and Mikidadi Ramadhani, an official of CAB (first from left front row).

CAB Members in the classroom at IHI.

Another shot of members attending lecture.

 

 

 

 

 

Two football teams, Coast Stars from Bagamoyo and Kiwangwa Rangers will compete for the trophy, a he-goat. The loosing team will be awarded a rooster. The event will be at the closing hours of TB Day at Kiwangwa on 26th March.