Women organisation, Aga Khan partnership a boon for vendors

Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Women Tapo organisation, in collaboration with the Aga Khan Hospital Service Tanzania, is set to launch a health campaign for market women and vendors, a program aimed at reaching approximately 31,000 women across all 31 regions of the country.

The initiative dubbed Mama Samia's national local women vendors health caravan, aimed at providing comprehensive healthcare and empowerment support to women vendors, is set to be launched on December 10, 2024, at Mnazi Mmoja Ground in Dar es Salaam.

Tanzania's Women Tapo, Executive Director, Lulu Nyapili, said in a statement that the initiative, developed in partnership with various stakeholders, offers a holistic approach to supporting women vendors.

"We are addressing health, mental well-being, and economic empowerment in one transformative program," she explained. We are addressing health, mental well-being, and economic empowerment in one transformative program," she explained.

Ms Nyapili encouraged the public to participate in free medical treatments, attend health education sessions, and support local women vendors in their communities. She also called for raising awareness about this critical initiative.

Representative of the Chief Medical Officer of Dar es Salaam, Ayoub Kibao, who is also the Coordinator of HIV Services in the region, said the government recognises the contribution of women's health, as the nation's progress cannot be achieved without the health of women.

Aga Khan Health Services Institution, Director Sisawo Konteh, said that the partnership between the institutions aims to provide medical support to Tanzanian women.