Tanga claims 4th place in the regional assessment of health incidents, their impacts

TANGA: TANGA has been named as the fourth region to undergo an assessment of health incidents and impacts, explaining that through the work plan to be prepared, the region will have the early ability to respond to health emergencies when they occur.

The Coordinator for Disaster and Emergency Management from the Ministry of Health, Dr Saumu Nungu said this today, March 05, 2026, while closing a working session on the assessment of health incidents and impacts in Tanga region, organized by the Ministry of Health, Department of Emergencies and Disasters in collaboration with the Global Health Security Project implemented by non-governmental organizations PATH and CIHEB Tanzania.

She noted that after the plan is prepared, it will be submitted to the Office of the Regional Administrative Secretary for review and then signed and approved so that its implementation is mandatory and fully supervised so that it can be productive.

For his part, the Tanga Regional Administrative Secretary, Rashid Mchatta, has ordered the establishment of sustainable strategies that will enable the community to cope with emergencies that lead to health impacts, more effectively.

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“All resolutions discussed should be put into a work plan with measurable goals, implementation time and division of responsibilities for each sector” said Mchatta

In addition, he said that since a large number of participants in the working session are members of the regional disaster committee, he has emphasized the establishment of sustainable and long-term strategies to ensure that emergencies are faced to protect community health.

In another step, he thanked and commended the Ministry of Health for organizing the working session, while recognizing the contribution of cooperation between the government and development stakeholders, non-governmental organizations (PATH and CIHEB Tanzania) as well as the private sector in strengthening emergency preparedness.

And the Coordinator of Community Health Emergency Operations Centres from the Prime Minister’s Office-PMO, Department of Health Dr Ernest Kyungu, has explained that success in responding to health disasters is due to early preparation, cross-sector coordination, and investment in community prevention education.

He has emphasized that Tanga should build a strong system that includes pre-disaster, during and after-disaster measures to reduce the harm to citizens by considering its geography, especially its sea and port borders as well as the border with neighboring Kenya.

The leader of Epidemic Disease Surveillance and Priority Diseases from the Global Health Security Project implemented by non-governmental organizations PATH and CIHEB Tanzania, Dr. Said Sheuya, has explained that through the existing collaboration between the Ministry of Health and various stakeholders, they have succeeded in conducting training for experts, strengthening information systems, and increasing the availability of essential resources to respond to disasters.