EDITORIAL: Disaster management deserves top priority

Response to disaster management 'slow'
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THE Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence and National Service, Ms Mwitango Rose Shelukindo, has underscored the need for collective responsibility among stakeholders in a quest to achieve sustainable disaster risk reduction. Opening a ...

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'Tanzania's disaster management need improvement'
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Disaster management has become a major problem in the country. The government has built a culture of waiting until events occur and then try to reddress the situation. Little is done to mobilize resources and put in place preventative mechanisms.

Dar disaster management capacity 'satisfactory'
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TANZANIA'S capacity to manage disasters has been expressed as satisfactory, with development partners urged to pour in more support in terms of modern equipment and training of experts. This was said over the weekend during the closing ceremony of a ...
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