Poverty bars many from joining health schemes in Nkasi

Poverty Bars Women From Accessing Justice
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Zanzibar — A STUDY in Zanzibar has proved that accessing legal remedy becomes difficult to many victims of gender violence from poor families. Ms Fatma Omar, 52, a farmer in Kiboje village, South Unguja is an example of a poor woman who decided to ...
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Councils challenged on people joining community health fund
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LOCAL government authorities have been ordered to ensure that people in their areas join community health fund (CHC) in a bid to access better health services in case of illness. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Regional Administration and ...

Poverty, health and education are the foremost concerns for the majority of Tanzanians as 2015 nears—the year that they are expected to participate in a referendum on the proposed new constitution and the General Election.

Wilaya ya Nkasi ni moja kati ya wilaya nne za mkoa wa Rukwa. Wilayah hii inaundwa na kata 22, vijiji 105 na vitongoji 768. Kwa upande wa idadi ya watu, kwa mujibu wa sensa ya watu na makazi ya mwaka 2012, wilaya ya Nkasi ilikadiriwa kuwa na wakazi 281,200 ambapo wanaume walikuwa 137,041, wanawake 144,159 na kuna wastani wa watu 5.3 katika kila kaya.

We recently reported that only two per cent of the working population is covered by pension schemes. Yes, that’s right. Only two out of every 100 workers have money stashed away to cater for their needs when they retire. We have it on the authority of Deputy Minister for Finance Adam Malima.

 Only two per cent of the working population in Tanzania is covered by pension schemes -- due to lack of public awareness on the importance of the arrangements for improving people’s welfare.

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Magufuli to boost irrigation schemes
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CCM presidential candidate Dr John Magufuli has pledged to boost irrigation to facilitate modern farming that will allow for all year round production. The CCM presidential aspirant made the pledge yesterday at a public rally in Songea, Ruvuma.

MiningWatch Canada and Rights and Accountability in Development have requested transparency regarding ‘remedy programmes’ that Africa Barrick Gold (ABG) initiated.

The government needs some Sh400 million in order to complete 78 irrigation schemes, which were included in the Big Result Now programme.