Hotuba ya Mhe. Nassor A. Mazrui – Waziri wa Afaya Zanzibar

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Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

It gives me a great pleasure this morning to be here with you in this important day and event which signify the need to recall the landmark and achievements of the legacy left to us by our late former president Mr. Benjamin William Mkapa.

Over the past 12 months, ministry of health Zanzibar has benefited from the BMF through human resources deployment. BMF provided us with 105 staff of different caliber, including 37 nurses, 10 environmental health, 2 radiologists, 43 clinical officers and 13 lab technicians. These staff certainly increased the level of human resources in our primary healthcare centers in both islands Unguja and Pemba. This has definitely reduced enormous pressure and workload for the existing staff in our healthcare centres across the Zanzibar.

This human resource support enabled us to provide improved health service at the community level, where this service is most needed. This was a milestone towards our mission and vision to strengthening our health system and provide the people of Zanzibar better quality of health care.

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Moreover, while the ministry is undergoing staff recruitment process, the foundation has agreed to extend the period of employment of these staff for another quarter to ensure continue service is made available. This is a true expression of passion of his legacy to make sure the goal of the foundation is not compromised.

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Since its establishment BMF aimed to supplement and complement the development efforts of the government of United republic of Tanzania, which aim to close gaps and enhance healthcare needs to the Tanzanian.

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

I will like to inform the foundation that ministry of health in Zanzibar continue to thrive to provide best level of health care to the people of Zanzibar, nevertheless there are still has unmet needs that will do with your support, these include but not restricted to;

• Health care workforce and biomedical tools to ensure we close gaps in our healthcare professionals and diagnostic tools.

• Service delivery system: by improving access to information for evidence based intervention with high impact.

• Health financing: the solution which will accelerate access to healthcare related services.

• Health governance: enhance leadership and governance for quality health service delivery

Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Finally, I will like express my gratitude for the noble contribution that this foundation has made to the people of Zanzibar and Tanzania as whole. The legacy which will continue to live with us and embraced by many Tanzania generations to come. Thank you so much for your continue support and collaboration.