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THE MINISTER of Health, Ummy Mwalimu, has said that President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan is determined to bring about a revolution in the industrial sector, especially in the pharmaceutical and medical equipment sectors.

President Dr. Samia has continued to provide investment funds in the industrial sector and all development projects initiated in the fifth phase are being implemented.

Mwalimu said this in Njombe region while inspecting production at a gloves factory located in Idofi, in the region.

Tabora Region has been named the first in the country to have a high rate of malaria infection, a situation that stems from the misconception that the use of medicated mosquito nets reduces male potency.

Statistics show that the malaria infection rate has increased from 11.7 percent in 2016/2017 to 23.4 percent in 2022 while the national malaria infection rate is 8.1 percent.

Due to this situation, the government through the Medicines Department (MSD) has set up camps in the region and distributed medicated mosquito nets.

The Director General of the Tanzania Medical Depot (MSD), Mavere Tukai, has said that the availability of medicines in the country has reached 81 percent in June 2023 from 57 percent in June 2022, which has contributed to simplifying the provision of services in the country.

He said this on September 27, 2023 in Dar es Salaam during a working session with media editors in the country under the coordination of the Treasury Registrar's Office.

THE GOVERNMENT through the Medical Supply Department (MSD), has handed over medical equipment worth 500 million shillings to the Ilala District Hospital (Kivule), with the aim of improving the quality of service delivery in the district.

The equipment includes beds, ICU ventilators, wheelchairs, refrigerators for storing blood and samples, examination beds, suction machines, ultrasound machines, mattresses and sheets.

MTWARA.

DEPUTY Minister of Health, Dr. Godwin Mollel, said he is satisfied with the changes being made by the Medicines Department (MSD), especially in the performance and implementation of contracts for the procurement of medicines and medical equipment in the country.