Change of yellow fever cards ‘in progress’

Dar es Salaam. The ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children has announced procedures and centres to be used for people, who want to secure new yellow fever vaccination cards.

According to a public notice issued by the ministry, the new cards will be provided in two groups of those living in Dar es Salaam and regions close to boarders and residents of the regions that are far from health centres mentioned in the first group.

Those, who live in Dar es Salaam and near border posts can obtain the new cards at the ports of Dar es Salaam, Tanga, Kigoma and Mwanza and airports in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Kilimanjaro, as well as at Tunduma, Kasumulu, Mtasambwala, Tarakea, Holili, Holoholo, Namanga, Mutukula, Rusumo, Sirari and Isaka boarder points. The cards will also be available at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Dar es Salaam.

“The change of yellow fever vaccination cards is in progress and will be closed on March 31,” reads the notice.

The process requires a person to fill in a special form, which is also available at the ministry’s website (www.moh.go.tz) and submit it to the centre together with their old cards and passports and pay a Sh5,000 fee for Tanzanians and $10 for non-Tanzanians before they are provided with the new cards.

“If your old cards is not genuine the service provider will put you under a physical examination and vaccinate you,” adds the notice.

People living in other regions far from the mentioned centres will be required to visit the office of their regional medical officer, where they will fill in the forms, attach with their old cards and passports.