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Saturday, 6 September 2014

DISPATCHING ACSM MATERIAL AND RELATED INFORMATION



All relevant ACSM material were dispatched to upcountry clubs on  4th October 2014 following the date change initiated by MoHSW. 

All Convenors have confirmed receipt of the Print Material and will continue to work on the social mobilisation from 6th October 2014.

Additionally please note as follows:

1. Roadshows in every region will be within a radius of 10km ONLY. This should be carried out on 12th or 14th of this month.

a. Roadshow banners, 2 in nos have been also supplied. They have to be hung on the truck sides.

b. Each Roadshow should have a rep from the Municipality, a DJ with Music and 3 Ngoma dancers.

c. Lions should try to participate in Road shows.

2. All regions will be provided with 2.5ml TShs only. Kindly forward your bank account no urgently.

3. Publicity materials have been sent to respective areas are to be collected by Co-Convenors today 6th October:

a. Mwanza and Shinyanga – Via Muro Investment Bus

b. Arusha and Moshi – Via Dar Express

c. Tanga – Via Ratco Bus

d. Morogoro - Via Abood Bus

4. Lions are required to understand the Media Release so that they portray subject matter adequately.

a. Posters are to be stuck at bus stops, markets, schools, every street, supermarkets, locations where maximum people meet.

b. Fliers are to be given during house to house sensitization and at schools.

c. Part of the PR material should be given to the municipality so that they can also distribute.

d. Clothe banners are to be hung at prominent locations.

e. Roadshow

5. A Health Centre/Hospital (at a preferred location) chosen by the clubs should symbolize joint activity from 18th to 24th October.

a. Hang a Banner

b. Arrange for Media, say TBC/ITV/Channel 10 and Guardian/Mwananchi/Habari Leo to capture the opening/Launch as noted on the date Benjamin Will be visiting.

c. Arrange for a radio announcement only 1 station, Script was already sent.

d. Arrange for a Chief Guest.

e. Press Release from MoHSW will be sent to you as soon as is made available.

6. In areas where we cannot reach, our partners and MOHSW have already planned to do the needful.

7. Details relating to Benjamin’s visit:

18th October 2014
Measles Rubella Launch at Dodoma
19th October 2014
Return to Dsm
20th October 2014
Measles Rubella Launch at Regional Level – Dsm
21st October 2014
Depart for KIA – Evening Flight
22nd October 2014
Measles Rubella Campaign – Arusha
23rd October 2014
Measles Rubella Campaign - Kilimanjaro
23rd October 2014
Return to Dsm – Evening Flight

8. Details relating to Gavi visit:

On 18th October, Arusha
: MR Campaign launch event with representatives from MOH.

- meet & interview beneficiaries, MOH representatives, volunteers from Lions International (CSOs);

- visit schools and health centers

Masai communities, mobile vaccination (focus on cold chain).

TBC during the day : potential briefings by partners to journalists


· On 19th October, Moshi: MR Campaign Drive to Kilimanjaro region

- HPV demo project / school / interview with girls who received it, communities, families, impact, health workers

- Hospital where patient are hospitalised, meet Lions of Kilimanjaro.

· On 21st October, Dar es Salaam at Ocean Road Cancer Institute

- Meet patients / doctors

- Pink and red Ribbon society workers

Kindly address your queries to the undersigned and Project Coordinator/Convenor for express response where necessary. 


Regards
Lion Rizwan



POSTPONEMENT OF IMR CAMPAIGN TO 18TH – 24TH OCTOBER 2014



TO,
LION LEADERS
RE: POSTPONEMENT OF IMR CAMPAIGN TO 18TH – 24TH OCTOBER 2014

DEAR LION LEADERS AND MY FELLOW LIONS,

This is indeed heart breaking news for the Lions fraternity of TANZANIA to be informed by Program Manager Immunization and Vaccines Development (IVD) Dr. Dafrossa Lyimo of Ministry of Health & Social Welfare on 5th September 2014 at 5 p.m. that the scheduled IMR Campaign slated for September 2014 has been postponed to start on 18th – 24th October 2014.

Despite our full preparedness, as we have already printed posters, fliers, Booklets, Banners (clothe & PVC) T-shirts, Caps etc for the social mobilization & Promotion anticipated to commence on 8th September 2014 after the shipment of all mentioned materials to the reach the Regional clubs on 7th September 2014. We are left with no option accept to follow the instructions from Ministry of Health & Social Welfare.

I, on behalf of the core-committee ask you to bear with what has transpired and we shall be updating further development pertaining to IMR Campaign.

Together with this memo find attached e-mail from Dr. Dafrossa which is self explanatory.

I would request all co-convenors & Zone chairpersons to forward this message to all club Presidents and the members for their knowledge.

With kind regards,

ABDUL MAJEED KHAN
PAST COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
PROJECT COORDINATOR – IMRC - TANZANIA



On Friday, September 5, 2014 5:01 PM, Dafrossa Lyimo <dafrossac@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Colleagues and partners 
Greetings 
Kindly be informed that, due to un avoidable logistic issues, the integrated Measles Rubella Campaign is extended to start on 18th to 24th October 2014, instead initial set date of 24th to 30th September 2014. Launching of the campaign will now be on 18th October 2014 in Dodoma.
Kindly accept our apology for inconveniences might have being caused. 
Best regards 
Dr. Dafrossa C.Lyimo,
Programme Manager,
Immunisation and Vaccines Development (IVD),
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare - Tanzania.
P.O.Box 9083, Dar es salaam
Tel: +255 22 24500089 (landline)
Tel: +255 715 565568 or +255 762 120412
Fax: +255 22 24500089
e-mail: dafrossa@yahoo.com or dafrossac@gmail.com

Monday, 1 September 2014

ADDRESS FOR LIONS DURING MRI CAMPAIGN AND VACCINATION


Lions involvement in the Measles and Rubella Campaign is a successful drive to immunise the future of every developing country. In Tanzania we have over 21million children under the age of 15 years ready for immunisation. The Campaign to sensitise all Tanzanians will commence from 3rd to 9th September 2014 while the immunisation programme will take place from 24th to 27th September at over 13,605 Health Centres in the whole country.

As of today, 13 grants supporting the vaccination of more than 200 million children against measles has been achieved globally. By 2020, more than 700 million children in 49 countries are expected to be immunized to protect them against measles and rubella.

Lions Club International Foundation has provided $12ml for the Measles and Rubella Campaign in Tanzania. Gavi Alliance has provided a matching grant for the project.

The highly infectious disease kills an estimate of 430 people every day, mostly in developing countries.

Lions Clubs has committed to raise US$30 million for GAVI immunization programs by 2017, when Lions Clubs celebrates its 100th anniversary. Under the GAVI Matching Fund, the UK and Bill Gates Foundation will match contributions to GAVI from corporations, foundations, their members, customers, employees and business partners with a goal of raising US$260 million for immunization through 2015.

In Tanzania, Lions Clubs are committed to work with Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and other stake holders including Unicef, WHO, USAID, MUHAS and Red Cross to ensure children are vaccinated against Measles and Rubella. Lions will also play a key role in the social mobilization efforts by working work with local leaders, coordinating community level publicity and serving as volunteers at vaccination centres.

Lions Clubs of Tanzania fraternity will mobilise its over 450 members to keenly participate and create awareness through various means from houses, schools, mosques, churches, temples etc. in order that no child is left without the precious lifesaving vaccine.


Apart from spreading awareness through interpersonal skills, Lions will provide/carry out as follows:
1.   Posters at Vaccination Centres and Strategic locations
2. Fliers at School and House Levels
3. Booklets on MRI at House Levels
4.   Comprehensive Roadshows
5.   Street and Town Criers

6. Radio Talk shows and  Announcements
7.     TV Talk Shows and Scroll Adverts
8.  Bulk SMS Messages to cell phone  users
9.      Bill Board Advertising
10. Newspaper articles and adverts
11. Group Emails.