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Friday, November 23, 2007

Tiba MOI:Aliyepasuliwa mguu badala ya kichwa, afariki










Tiba MOI:Aliyepasuliwa mguu badala ya kichwa, afariki

Jackson Odoyo na Andrew Msechu


EMMANUEL Mgaya (19), aliyefanyiwa upasuaji wa kichwa Jumatatu wiki hii baada awali kufanyiwa wa mguu kimakosa, katika Taasisi ya Tiba ya Mifupa Muhimbili (MOI), amefariki dunia jana asubuhi.
Mara baada ya Mgaya kufanyiwa upasuaji wa kichwa, hali yake ilibadilika na kuwa mbaya kisha kulazwa chumba cha wagonjwa mahututi (ICU), hadi mauti yalipomfika jana saa 2:30 asubuhi.
Awali Mgaya alifanyiwa upasuaji wa mguu badala ya kichwa na Emmanuel Didas ya kichwa badala ya mguu, Novemba mosi mwaka huu katika taasisi hiyo.
Akizunguza na mwandishi wa habari hizi kwa njia ya simu muda mfupi baada ya Mgaya kufariki dunia, mmoja wa wauguzi wa MOI, alisema hali ya mgonjwa huyo, ilianza kuwa mbaya juzi mchana.
Alisema jana asubuhi mapema alipofika kazini, alimkuta akipumua kwa shida, hali iliyoonyesha alikuwa amezidiwa.
Aliongeza kuwa, baadaye madaktari wanaomuhudumia waliwasili katika chumba hicho na kugungua hali yake ilikuwa ni mbaya zaidi.
Hali ya mgonjwa huyo ilianza kuwa mbaya tangu jana (Juzi)mchana na niliporudi kazini leo (jana)alfajiri nilikuta hali yake imebadilika kiasi cha kunipa wasiwasi, lakini madaktari walifika muda mfupi badaye na kumpa huduma za haraka japo hazikuweza kumsaidia, � alisema muuguzi huyo ambaye hakupenda jina lake litajwe gazetini kwa kuwa si msemaji.
Kwa mujibu wa chanzo, jitihada za kuokoa maisha ya Mgaya zilishindika majira ya saa 2:30 mgonjwa huyo alifariki dunia.
Hata baadhi ya madaktari waliozungumza na Mwananchi walithibitisha kwamba Mgaya amefariki dunia.
�Kifo cha Mgaya kimetushutua sana kwa sababu tangu alipofanyiwa upasuaji wa mara ya kwanza kila daktari wa taasisi hii alijaaribu kumsaidia kwa karibu, � alisema daktari huyo.
Waliongeza kwamba hata Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa MOI, Profesa Laurent Museru, amesikitishwa sana na kifo hicho na kulazimika kuitisha kikao cha dharura kujadili namna ya kufikisha taarifa Wizara ya Afya na Ustawi wa Jamii na kwa ndugu wa marehemu huyo.
Akizungumza na Mwananchi, Profesa Museru amethibitisha kutokea kwa kifo cha Mgaya.
�Ni kweli Mgaya alifariki dunia leo (jana) asubuhi na tumeshawajulisha ndugu zake pamoja kutoa taarifa wizarani, pia mwili wa marehemu umehifadhiwa katika chumba cha kuhifadhia maiti,alisema Profesa Museru.
Alisema kwamba utaratibu wa maziko yake, utafahamika baada ya kuwasiliana na ndugu zake. Mgaya ni mwenyeji wa Mkoa wa Iringa.
Habari za kifo cha Mgaya, si tu zimewashtusha wafanyakazi wa MOI, pia Waziri wa Afya, kimesema chanzo chetu cha habari.
Mgaya alifikishwa katika taasisi hiyo, Oktoba 28, mwaka huu akitokea mkoani Iringa na kufanyiwa uchunguzi wa kina kuhusu matatizo yake na madaktari kushauri afanyiwe upasuaji wa kichwa.
Mwanzoni mwa mwezi huu, badala ya kufanyiwa upasuaji wa kichwa, alifanyiwa upasuaji wa mguu, huku Didas akifanyiwa wa kichwa badala ya mguu.
Kwa sasa Didas amelazwa ICU katika taasisi hiyo huku kukiwa na habari kwamba amepoza upande wa kulia wa mwili.
Tokea Didas amefanyiwa upasuaji huo tata, hajaamka, wala hajaongea na kadri siku zinavyokwenda hali yake, inazidi kuwa mbaya.
Baada ya tukio hilo, Prof Museru aliamriwa na Bodi ya MOI, kuunda tume ya kuchunguza upasuaji huo na kutekeleza hilo, Novemba 2 mwaka huu.
Tume ilikamilisha kazi yake Novemba 13, na kuikabidhi Bod Novemba 15, na Bodi kuipeleka kwa Waziri Novemba 16.
Katika hatua nyingine, Waziri Mwakyusa ameahidi kutoa taarifa ya Tume hiyo iliyoundwa kuchunguza sakata la upasuaji huo.
Taarifa iliyopatikana jana kutoka katika wizara yake, ilifahamisha kuwa, Profesa Mwakyusa anatarajiwa kutoa taarifa hiyo leo saa 4.00 wizarani hapo.
Akizungumza mara baada ya kukabidhi vifaa vya upimaji kwa ajili ya wagonjwa wa Mfuko wa Bima ya Afya (NHIF) jijini Dar es Salaam jana, Mwakyusa aliahidi kutoa taarifa hiyo leo, baada ya kumalizia maandalizi ya mwisho.
Naombeni munivumilie kwa leo, ninamalizia utaratibu wa kuitoa, ila nitaitoa kesho , siewezi kuzungumza lolote leo kwa kuwa ninaweza kuzungumza nusu nusu, nivumilieni kama mlivyonivumilia tangu nilipowaomba kufanya hivyo nilivyokuwa Bungeni Dodoma, � Waziri huyo aliwaambia wanahabari waliotaka kujua hatma ya taarifa hiyo.
Alisisitiza kuwa, subira ni suala la msingi, hivyo wanachi hawana budi kusubiri kwa muda ili waweze kupata taarifa iliyokamilika.
Awali Prof Mwakyusa, alikaririwa na baadhi ya vyombo vya habari, akisema taarifa hiyo angeitoa juzi, lakini kwa sababu zisizojulikana, alishindwa kufanya hivyo.

Dk. Rashid aombwa arejee Tanesco



Waandishi WetuHabariLeo; Friday,November 23, 2007 @00:04
BODI ya Wakurugenzi wa Shirika la Umeme Tanzania inambembeleza aliyekuwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Shirika hilo, Dk. Idris Rashid aliyejiuzulu juzi, atengue uamuzi wake, imefahamika. Ingawa mamlaka zinazohusika hazikutaka kusema lolote kuhusiana na suala hilo lakini chanzo chetu cha habari kimethibitisha kuwa bado inamsihi Dk. Rashid abadili uamuzi wake. "Ni kweli tuko katika jitihada hizo za kuzungumza naye kuona kama atabadilisha uamuzi wake," alisema mjumbe mmoja wa bodi ambaye hakutaka jina lake litajwe gazetini. Dk. Rashid mwenyewe alipoulizwa kama amepokea maombi ya bodi ya kumtaka abadilishe uamuzi wake aligoma kuzungumzia kujiuzulu kwake na kusema atatoa tamko muda mwafaka ukifika. “Nimepokea simu nyingi kutoka kwa waandishi wa habari tangu asubuhi na jibu langu ni lilelile … sina cha kusema, tafadhali naomba respect (heshima)!” alisema Dk. Rashid ambaye alijiuzulu juzi jioni. Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Tanesco, Balozi Fulgence Kazaura alipoulizwa kama bodi hiyo ina mpango wa kumshawishi Dk. Rashid atengue uamuzi wake alisema: “Sina taarifa hiyo,” alisema. Kazaura alisema kuwa Dk. Rashid aliomba mwenyewe kujiuzulu juzi wakati wa Kikao cha Bodi bila kutoa sababu za hatua hiyo. “Hakusema kwa nini anajiuzulu lakini aliishukuru bodi kwa msaada iliyompa tangu aje kusaidia kuliboresha Shirika,” alisema Kazaura kwa sauti ya jazba na kumkatia simu mwandishi baada ya kumtaka aeleze sababu za mkurugenzi huyo kujiuzulu. Akizungumza na gazeti hili Waziri wa Nishati na Madini, Nazir Karamagi, alisema uamuzi wa mkurugenzi huyo hauwezi kuingiliwa na serikali kwa sababu yupo chini ya bodi lakini alikiri kupokea barua ya kujiuzulu kwa saa 24 kutoka kwa mkurugenzi huyo jana. “Ingekuwa amefukuzwa tungekuwa na maelezo ya kutoa lakini kwa sababu amejiuzulu mwenyewe maelezo yote yanapatikana kwa bodi lakini mimi nimepokea barua yake inayoeleza amejiuzulu,” alisema Waziri Karamagi ambaye hakuwa tayari kueleza zaidi. Naye Mkuu wa Kitengo cha Habari na Mawasiliano Ikulu, Salva Rweyemamu alisema serikali kwa sasa haiwezi kuzungumza lolote hasa kutokana na nafasi ya Rais kuwa mteuzi tu na kwamba kwa suala la kujiuzulu linaigusa moja kwa moja Bodi ya Tanesco ambayo ndiyo inayoripoti kazi kwake. “Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Tanesco anaripoti kazi kwa bodi hivyo Rais yeye ni mteuzi tu wa anayeshika nafasi hiyo, hawezi kuingilia chochote. Nadhani bodi inahusika moja kwa moja na suala hili,” alisema Rweyemamu. Meneja Uhusiano wa Shirika hilo, Daniel Mshana alisema jana kuwa ni mapema kuzungumzia suala hilo na kuongeza kuwa kama kutakuwa na taarifa zozote kwa umma zitatolewa kwa wakati mwafaka. Mkurugenzi wa Uzalishaji wa Tanesco, Stephen Mabada ambaye amekuwa anafanya kazi kwa karibu na Dk. Rashid alipoulizwa hali ikoje kwa wafanyakazi alisema ni ya kawaida na walikuwa wanaendelea kuchapa kazi kama kawaida. Licha ya mamlaka husika kutotaka kueleza sababu ya mkurugenzi huyo kujizulu, lakini baadhi ya vyanzo vya habari vimekuwa vinaeleza kuwa yeye ndiye aliyeshinikiza umeme kukatwa katika Kiwanda cha Saruji cha Tanga kutokana na kudaiwa Sh milion 49. Lakini bodi ilipingana na uamuzi wake ikieleza kuwa kiwanda hicho ni miongoni mwa wateja wakubwa lakini pia kinalipa kodi kubwa kwa serikali. Katika hali hiyo Dk. Idris akaona hawezi kufanya kazi katika mazingira ya ushauri wake kupingwa. Sababu nyingine inayotajwa kujiuzulu kwa mkurugenzi ni mpango wa shirika hilo kutaka kupandisha bei ya umeme kwa asilimia 40 na gharama za ufungaji kwa wateja wapya zaidi ya asilimia 150. Kuna madai kuwa bodi haikukubaliana na mpango huo kwa madai kuwa utawaumiza wananchi. Dk. Rashid aliteuliwa kushika wadhifa huo Novemba mwaka jana baada ya menejimenti ya Netgroup ya Afrika Kusini kumaliza muda wake Desemba 31 mwaka jana baada ya kuiongoza TANESCO kwa takriban miaka minne mfululizo kuanzia Mei, mwaka 2002. Wakati anatangaza uteuzi wake Balozi Kazaura alimwelezea Dk. Rashid, ambaye aliwahi kuwa Gavana wa Benki Kuu Tanzania (BoT) kati ya mwaka 1993 na 1998, kuwa mchumi kutokana na kuwa na Shahada ya Udaktari katika masuala ya Uchumi (PhD-Economics) aliyoipata katika Chuo Kikuu cha Boston, Massachusetts, nchini Marekani, Juni, 1984. ’’Uteuzi wa Dk. Rashid, umezingatia umuhimu wa kuwa na mtu mwenye uwezo mkubwa wa kusimamia masuala ya kifedha na pia ambaye ana uzoefu wa muda mrefu katika shughuli za menejimenti,’’ ilisema sehemu ya taarifa hiyo. Dk. Rashid pia aliwahi kuwa bosi NBC, Gavana wa BoT baada ya mkataba wake kumalizika hakutaka kuendelea badala yake akaenda kuongoza benki binafsi ya Akiba. Pia amewahi kuwa bosi wa Kampuni ya Simu ya Vodacom katika benki ya makabwela ya NMB na baadaye akateuliwa kuiongoza Tanesco wakati huo ikiwa taabani kifedha. Wachambuzi wa mambo waliotoa maoni yao kwa gazeti hili baadhi yao wamemsifu Dk. Rashid kwa kujiuzulu kwake kwani ameonyesha uadilifu wake kwa kuamua kuachia ngazi baada ya kuona mambo hayaendi ndani ya shirika hilo. Wengi wao wamekuwa wanaeleza kuwa huenda mtaalamu huyo wa mambo ya uchumi kaachia ngazi baada ya kuona kuna siasa katika uendeshaji wa shirika hilo. Wadau wengine wanafurahia kujiuzulu kwake kwa madai kuwa kama kweli ndiye aliyekuwa anang'ang'ania shirika hilo lipandishe gharama hizo hakuwa anajali wananchi walio wengi. "Huwezi kupandisha gharama ya umeme kwa asilimia 40 na huduma nyingine zaidi ya asilimia 100 bila kuwaonyesha watu kwanini unafanya hivyo." Dk. Rashid amejiuzulu wakati shirika hilo likiwa katika harakati za kupandisha gharama zake jambo ambalo linalalamikiwa na wananchi walio wengi. Leo wananchi wa Dar es Salaam watatoa maoni yao kuhusiana na mpango huo wa Tanesco. Wengine wanaeleza kuwa Tanesco inasema iko katika hali mbaya kwa sababu haikuwa ikikusanya madeni yake serikalini na katika mashirika ya umma na kwa kampuni binafsi, watumishi walikuwa wakiachia umeme huku wao wakikusanya fedha.

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Monday, November 12, 2007

Surgery mix up:Mwakyusa defends Muhimbili credibility

Picha ya ajari toka kwa http://haki-hakingowi.blogspot.com/










By Mkinga Mkinga and Faraja Jube

The minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof David Mwakyusa and specialists at the Muhimbili Orthopaedic Institute (MOI) yesterday refuted allegations raised in the newspapers over the on-going probe at the institute. The probe follows a horrendous mix up at MOI in which doctors performed wrong surgical operations on two patients, one of whom is now fighting for his life in the intensive care unit. Media reports claim that some specialist doctors at MOI want another independent probe committee formed into the surgical error committed by the two doctors. A statement issued yesterday in Dodoma by the minister said it was not true that doctors did not have confidence in the probe committee already formed as media reports stated. "I would like to inform the general public that the government has been deeply saddened by this incident. "Since the matter is technical and requires ethical handling, I appeal to the public to be patient until the truth is revealed before further steps are taken," the statement urged. At the same time, 35 senior and junior doctors at MOI have forwarded to the minister, the permanent secretary and board of trustees chairman Sir Andy Chande a letter refuting the claims of lack of confidence in the probe team. "We convened a meeting of about 35 doctors at the Institute today (Friday) morning and reached consensus to respond to those allegations in writing," said the medical director, Dr Abednego Kinasha. According to Dr Kinasha, the letter denies allegations directed to the institution, in which a group of medical specialists have been accused of lacking confidence in the probe committee, signaling afore-hand that they would not accept with its findings. "There is nobody among us who has ever spoken to the media, particularly the local tabloids, about anything reported yesterday. We have confidence in the probe committee," he affirmed. "The probe committee has been formed legally according to existing regulations, after directives from the board and not upon the wishes of the management. "The committee shall work under prescribed terms of reference, and thereafter submit its findings to the Ministry. There is no way that the management of the institution will act otherwise without directives from the Ministry," he elaborated. Dr Kinasha said some of the newspapers carried sensational stories to create shock and fear among the public and ministerial authorities regarding the sensitivity of the issues facing the institute. "There is nothing to doubt about the formation of the committee. It was the fairest way to act upon such a medical error. The board acted immediately and formed an independent probe committee which was given relatively short time to investigate the matter," Dr. Kinasha further noted. He said during their Friday internal meeting the doctors refuted and condemned what was reported in the local newspapers, adding that they all signed a document which shows their confidence in the institution's management and the probe committee. Commenting on the recent situation after the incident, the medical director said the work load is higher compared to a few days before the suspension of two medical doctors following the incident. The head of neuro-surgery, Prof Joseph Kahamba also confirmed that the workload has doubled compared to the capacity of the number of neuro-surgery specialists at work at the moment. "The atmosphere is completely normal. We proceed with operations as normal though we have a huge workload, taking into consideration that we have just a few specialists," he said. The institution has only one expert and three local neurosurgeons inclusive of the one suspended pending investigation into the matter, four anaesthetists and 13 orthopaedic surgeons. "It is not that some patients are not operated due to the suspension of our colleagues. The situation is that sometimes our intensive care unit is full of patients, and as medical specialists, we cannot conduct surgery while we do not have a bed to admit operated patients at ICU," explained Prof Kahamba. The incident in which two patients underswent wrong surgery is said to have created an unpleasant atmosphere among medical specialists, with depression among both patients and specialists. Additional reporting by Rodgers Luhwago in Dodoma. "We are depressed, and it is unfortunate that it happened. We hope that definitely it won't be repeated. "This is the general feeling among doctors, that our colleagues have become victims of unfortunate circumstances, but they still are very hardworking, committed and experienced professionals," said one of the specialists. Additional reporting by Rodgers Luhwago in Dodoma.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Rukwa kupatiwa umeme toka Zambia karibuni












2007-11-11 10:04:19 Na Juddy Ngonyani, Sumbawanga

Si muda mrefu kuanzia sasa wakazi wa mkoa Rukwa wataacha kutumia vibatari kufuatia tangazo la TANESCO kwamba inafanya jitihada za kuwapatia umeme kutoka Zambia. Wengi wa wananchi hao wataanza kufurahia televisheni na kutizama video, wataachana pia na kutumia pasi za mkaa na redio za betri, baada ya TANESCO kufanya mazungumzo na mamlaka za Shirika la Umeme Zambia (ZESCO) juu ya uwezekano wa kuwapatia umeme huo.� Ahadi hiyo ya matumaini ni kwa mujibu wa taarifa iliyotolewa kwa vyombo vya habari na Kaimu Meneja wa TANESCO mkoani Rukwa, Bw. Mahende Mugaya. Alisema hatua hiyo inatokana na gharama za kuunganisha umeme kutoka gridi ya taifa mkoani Mbeya hadi Sumbawanga kuwa kubwa kuliko ile ya kuutoa Zambia hadi Sumbawanga.� Bw. Mugaya alisema gharama ya kuunganisha umeme kutoka Mbeya hadi Rukwa ambao ni umbali wa kilomita zaidi ya 300 ni Sh. bilioni 48, lakini hakutaja za Zambia.� Na kwamba bilioni 48 hazihusishiupembuzi yakinifu, ujenzi wa kituo kikuu cha umeme na fidia kwa wananchi. Kaimu Meneja alisema katika kukabiliana na tatizo hili shirika lina mpango wa kukifufua na kukiimarisha kituo cha kuzalisha umeme kwa kutumia mafuta kilichopo Majengo mjini ili kiwe kituo cha dharura endapo kuna matatizo kwenye njia kuu ya umeme kutoka Zambia. Mradi huo unatarajiwa kuanza kutekelezwa mapema mwakani na kukamilika mwaka 2009. Kukamilika kwa mradi huo kutakuwa ni ufumbuzi wa tatizo sugu la kukatika kwa umeme kwa wateja wa Rukwa ambao hawana uhakika wa nishati hiyo kwa muda mrefu.
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