EAC deploys Regional Medical and Public Health Emergency Support Teams to Refugee Camps in Kigoma, Tanzania and Eastern Province of Rwanda

East African Community Secretariat, Arusha, Tanzania, 13 July 2015: The East African Community (EAC) has deployed Emergency Regional Medical and Public Health Support Teams to the Refugee Camps hosting refugees from Burundi in Kigoma Region in Tanzania and at the Mahama Main Refugee Camp and the surrounding local host communities in Kirehe and Bugesera Districts in the Eastern Province of Rwanda.
The deployment has brought together over one hundred (100) medical specialist doctors and other...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

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BURUNDI REFUGEE CAMPS IN TANZANIA AND RWANDA TO BENEFIT FROM DONATIONS OF MEDICINES AND HEALTH SUPPLIES

The East African Secretariat has received a donation of various essential medicines and health supplies from the Federation of East African Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (FEAPM) for emergency humanitarian assistance to Burundi refugees’ camps in Kigoma region of Tanzania and Eastern Province of Rwanda.
Dr. Dhirendra Shah, FEAPM Chairman, accompanied by Dr. Ashvin Pandya, Member of the Board of the Federation, handed over the first consignment of medical supplies to Hon. Jesca Eriyo, EAC Deputy...

 

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Sierra Leone Times

26 May

Burundi Refugee Crisis Strains Tanzania Camps

Sierra Leone Times
Burundi Refugee Crisis Strains Tanzania Camps
Sierra Leone Times
NAIROBI, KENYA - The aid agency Oxfam says more than 70,000 refugees from Burundi have crossed the border into Tanzania fearing political violence at home. Aid agencies are seeking more support as disease and overcrowding take a toll on the refugee ...
Burundi refugee crisis Funds urgently needed as Tanzania camp numbers swellMENAFN.COM

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Al Jazeera America

10 Aug

For Burundians, Tanzania's refugee camps offer a better life

Al Jazeera America
For Burundians, Tanzania's refugee camps offer a better life
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Burundian families who fled their country wait to be registered as refugees at Nyarugusu camp in northwest Tanzania on June 11, 2015. Since unrest broke out in Burundi this spring, more than 100,000 people have fled. Stephanie Aglietti / AFP / Getty ...

 

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AllAfrica.Com

23 Nov

Tanzania: Overstretched and Underfunded Refugee Camps in Tanzania Put Over ...

Independent Online
Tanzania: Overstretched and Underfunded Refugee Camps in Tanzania Put Over ...
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Health and shelter for Burundian refugees in Tanzania are poised to get worse in already overstretched camps, the aid agencies Oxfam, HelpAge International, Plan International, Save the Children, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the Danish ...
Burundi refugees pack Tanzania campsIndependent Online
Fear of cholera, floods as Burundi refugees pack Tanzania campsThomson Reuters...

 

10 years ago

Voice Of America

25 May

Burundi Refugee Crisis Puts Strain on Camps in Tanzania

Voice of America
Burundi Refugee Crisis Puts Strain on Camps in Tanzania
Voice of America
NAIROBI, KENYA—. The aid agency Oxfam says more than 70,000 refugees from Burundi have crossed the border into Tanzania fearing political violence at home. Aid agencies are seeking more support as disease and overcrowding take a toll on the ...
Funds urgently needed as Tanzania camp numbers swellJakarta Post
Burundi Refugee Crisis - Funds Urgently Needed As Tanzania Camp Numbers ...AllAfrica.com

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Agencies

21 Jul

Tanzania refugee camps tense as Burundians flee poll violence

Yahoo News
Tanzania refugee camps tense as Burundians flee poll violence-agencies
Daily Mail
LONDON, July 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tanzanian refugee camps and relief workers, struggling to help tens of thousands of Burundian refugees, fear a new wave may pour across the border because of the violence that hit Burundi's presidential ...
The International Rescue Committee prepares for latest influx of Burundian ...Rescue
Camp for Burundi Refugees 'At Breaking Point'AllAfrica.com
Burundi...

 

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Reuters

21 Jul

Tanzania refugee camps tense as Burundians flee poll violence: agencies

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Tanzania refugee camps tense as Burundians flee poll violence: agencies
Reuters
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tanzanian refugee camps and relief workers, struggling to help tens of thousands of Burundian refugees, fear a new wave may pour across the border because of the violence that hit Burundi's presidential election ...
Tanzania: Camp for Burundi refugees 'at breaking point'StarAfrica.com
The International Rescue Committee prepares for latest influx of Burundian...

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

11 Feb

The EU and the EAC launch the 11th EDF Regional Electoral Support Programme

Press Release_EU and EAC launch the 11th EDF RESP_11Feb2015_FIN.pdf by moblog

 

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EAC PARTNER STATES DIRECTED TO SUPPORT LOCAL PRODUCTION OF ESSENTIAL MEDICAL PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES TO COMBAT COVID-19 IN THE REGION

East African Community Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania, 10th May, 2020: East African Community Partner States have been directed to support local production of essential medical products and supplies including masks, sanitizers, soaps, processed food, ventilators as part of efforts to combat COVID-19 in the region.
A Joint consultative meeting of Partner States’ Ministers and Cabinet Secretaries responsible for Health, Trade, Transport and EAC Affairs via video conference held on 8th May,...

 

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