the 7th tanzania medical students conference invitation package
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Zanzibar, Tanzania
Message from TAMSA
Message from the Organizing Committee
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Registrations-Substitutions
Payment details
Visa Information for International Delegates
LOGISTICS INFORMATION
Locations
Getting to/ within Zanzibar
Themes – Conference
Pre-Conference
Social Programs
TAMSA
Our NMO
Contact details
WELCOME TO ZANZIBAR, TANZANIA
Karibu Africa, Karibu Tanzania, Karibu Zanzibar, These are the words one would hear as they
enter the beautiful country of Tanzania specifically in Zanzibar. Zanzibar is the semi-
autonomous part of Tanzania. It consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja
(the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba. The capital is Zanzibar City,
located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre is Stone Town, which is a World Heritage
Site.
Of many things Zanzibar is rich of, culture is in the top three. Composed of Africans, Arabs and
few European subpopulations, their mostly Muslims and follow the Muslim traditions like Eid
Al-Fitr. The people are driven by a sense of altruism and cooperation in everything they do. It is
one place where the word “we” is clearly defined.
Zanzibar's main industries are spices, raffia, and tourism. In particular, the islands produce
cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and black pepper. For this reason, the islands are sometimes called
“the Spice Islands”
MESSAGE FROM TAMSA
TAMSA PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Dear TAMSA, IFMSA and our friends!
It is once again a pleasant year in the TAMSA
calendar. This youth association has more work this
annum in shaping and building the capacities of
medical students together with serving the community
with full commitment and promise.
With 50years of our beautiful nation and the deadline
for the MDGs soon approaching, we would like to
dedicate this year in addressing health matters that
have not yet fully been tackled and increase our
awareness and the alertness of others on these
challenges.
It is not easy for us to take these steps unaccompanied,
we will need each and every hand and support to take
a leap and make an impact in the community; which is
the center of our attention for the year. We aim to
toughen and strengthen the bonds with our sister and
our patron associations in realizing a common goal.
We strongly believe that together we can improve the
health of all Tanzanians equally and efficiently.
Finally I would like to thank our partners, sponsors and donors in advance for their outstanding
shoulders that stand as a station for us to see far and fulfill the purpose of our training.
I wish you a fruitful 2014 and a wonderful Conference.
KARIBUNI SANA!
MUKIZA M. NGEMERA
President
Tanzania Medical Students’ Association
OC’S MESSAGE
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON’S MESSAGE
Dear TAMSA and IFMSA Global family!!!
On behalf of the entire family of TAMSA
Tanzania and Organizing committee, it is
my pleasure to welcome all medical
students from Africa and IFMSA to join us
for the auspicious 7th
Tanzania Medical
Students‟ international conference and 6th
General Assembly at Zanzibar, the Spice
Islands.
The main theme is the role of medical
students‟ post 2015, in reducing the burden
of non-communicable diseases. The
discussions from this meeting are expected
to come up with a number of suggestions
and recommendations leading to provision
of an accessible means to better health care
delivery as far as non-communicable
diseases prevention and early treatment is
concerned through our political governing
bodies in our respective countries.
As an Organizing committee we have been working tirelessly for months to ensure your utmost
comfort during the conference and to let you experience Tanzania with the way it should be
experienced.
The conference will be hosted in Zanzibar with an amazing view of the clean and attractive
beaches along the Indian ocean coasts. TAMSA is pleased to announce that the opening
ceremony for the 6th
Tanzania medical students‟ conference and 4th
general assembly is expected
to be officiated by His Excellency, Dr. Ali Mohammed Shein, the president of Zanzibar and
chairman of the revolutionary council and many other highly profiled stakeholders, health
professionals as well as key note speakers for our theme event sessions.
Once again, Welcome and do not hesitate to contact us for help.
HUSSEIN SINDA Chairperson, Organizing Committee
6th
Tanzania Medical Students’ international conference and 4th
general Assembly
REGISTRATIONS-SUBSTITUTIONS Delegates may register at the Conference Website: www.tamsa.or.tz/confernce7 or visit our
Registration link directly at http://www.tamsa.or.tz/conference7/
The Delegation is divided as follows:
DELEGATION NUMBER Local Students 220 International Students 100 Health Stakeholders, Alumni and officials 30
We encourage as many international and local students to register for this conference which will
be one of a kind.
Early Registration 1st July to 15
th August
Late Registration 15th
August to 5th
September
Substitution Deadline: 10th
September
Payment deadlines shall be within the Given Registration times
Note: In order for a substitution to be accepted, the full registration fee must have been paid
If you need further details, Contact our Registration Coordinator for assistance.
PAYMENT DETAILS AND FEES
The payment must be sent within 72 hours after closure of the respective registration period. This
means that payment must be sent before 23:59 EAT on August 18th
for Early Registrants and
23:59 EAT on September 8th
for Late Registrants.
All Tanzanian (local) delegates should pay straight into the CRDB account listed below.
ATTENTION, INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES!
To help the registration process and avoid unnecessary bank transfer fees, we recommend
to the NMO Presidents for international delegates only make a single group payment for all
delegates expected to attend from your NMO.
Payment must include the total value of fees, plus expenses involving bank transfer and taxes. If
we do not receive full payment, our Treasurer will contact your NMO to solve this before arrival.
Delegates will not be able to check in if full payment has not been confirmed. Payment on
Arrival shall be accepted for International delegates without easy means for money transfer in
their country.
IMPORTANT FOR ALL!!! Once the transfer has been made, you must send an email to our
treasurer with a copy of the transfer receipt; the name of your NMO (for all delegates); and a list
of the participants the transfer covers (for international delegates) and copy of receipt + your
name, Chapter (Local Delegates)
DELEGATION AMOUNT
(TSHS)
AMOUNT
(USD) Early Registration Fees for Local
Students 100,000
Late Registration Fees for Local Students 120,000 Registration Fees for International
Students 150
Registration fees for TAMSA Alumni
members, Non medical students 140,000
BANK NAME: CRDB BANK PLC TANZANIA
ACCOUNT NAME: TANZANIA MEDICAL STUDENT’S ASSOCIATION
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0152024766501
Swift Codes: CORUTZTZ
If you need further details, contact our treasurer, and he will provide you these details.
VISA FOR INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES
1st CATEGORY – NO NEED FOR VISA BUT NEED VALID PASSPORT
Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Lesotho, Ghana, New
Guinea Grenada, Seychelles, Gambia, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cyprus and Samoa Algeria,
Angola, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus
2nd
CATEGORY –CAN HAVE LANDING VISA
Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central Africa, the DRC, China, Chile,
Congo, Cote d‟ivoire, Denmark, Sweden, Egypt, Croatia, France, Finland, Germany, Libya, Liberia,
Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, USA, UK, Sudan, Mauritius, Norway, Netherlands, Mexico,
Spain, Malta, Russia, Qatar
3rd CATEGORY –NEED VISA BEFORE ARRIVAL
Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Morocco, Somalia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea land,
Niger, Lebanon, Sri-lanka, Djibouti, Palestine State, Bangladesh
VISA APPLICTION REQUIREMENT
Foreigners seeking to enter the United Republic of Tanzania should be in possession of a valid
passport or any other authorized travel document; which means a document other than National
passport issued by a state or an International Organization and recognized by the government of the
United Republic of Tanzania as a travel document, must be presented to the immigration control
officer at any entry point, such as border station, airport or harbor.
The Passport or any other Travel Document must be presented along with the following; A valid visa
or A Resident permit or A pass. N. B, A Visitor must also present an onward or return ticket together
with proof that he/she has sufficient funds to support him/herself while in Tanzania.
COSTS:
For more details visit: www.moha.go.tz /visa information or contact our Visa& Registration coordinators
LOCATIONS The conference is expected to take place at Zanzibar Beach Resort (preconference and the
international conference)
ACCOMODATIONS
Delegates shall be accommodated in various hotels around the city center which are closer to
the conference venue and of a good standard.
TRAVELLING AND TRANSPORTATION Arrival and Departure Transportation.
Transportation will be provided for free by the OC only for the arrival day (September, 28th
2014) and Departure day of the international conference (October 5th
2014).
All other pickups and departures will be by public transport and will be facilitated for delegates
by the OC and charges will be as per local public transport costs.
Sea Travel
The main entrance into the island is by sea. Frequent ferries make the crossing between the port
of Dar-es-Salaam, on the Tanzanian mainland, and Zanzibar. The fastest journey time is around
75 minutes on the hydrofoils operated by Sea Express; the slowest is the overnight trip made by
the Flying Horse passenger ship.
Airline Travel
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport – Zanzibar (IATA: ZNZ, ICAO: HTZA)
Delegates will arrive at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport which is the main airport in
the Zanzibar Archipelago located on Unguja Island. It is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of
Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar.The airport has flights to East Africa, Europe, and the
Middle East.
Delegates may also connect a flight to Zanzibar from the following Airports (Contact out
Transport team Coordinators for any assistance)
Julius Kambarage Nyerere international Airport - Dar es salaam
Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) – Kilimanjaro
Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) (IATA: DAR, ICAO: HTDA) is the
principal airport serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania. It is located about 12
kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the city. The airport has flights to destinations in Africa,
Europe, and the Middle East.
Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) (IATA: JRO, ICAO: HTKJ) is an
international airport in northern Tanzania that serves the cities of Arusha and Moshi. The
airport also serves the international tourism industry based on Mount Kilimanjaro,
Arusha National Park, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park,
Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park. The airport bills itself as the "Gateway
to Africa's Wildlife Heritage".
Moving about Zanzibar
Zanzibar boasts a variety of public transport options for those wishing to explore the city,
including city buses and vans, as well as taxi /cabs. Delegates will get more information about
the best time to be out as well the safest and most convenient modes of transportation.
THEMES – CONFERENCE
WHY NEED OF REDUCING THE BURDEN ON NON-COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES?
More than nine million of all deaths attributed to NCDs occur before the age of 60; 90% of
these "premature" deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular
diseases account for most NCD deaths, or 17.3 million people annually, followed by cancers
(7.6 million), respiratory diseases (4.2 million), and diabetes (1.3 million1). These four groups
of diseases account for around 80% of all NCD deaths.
In reality, only 20% of chronic disease deaths occur in high income countries - while 80% occur
in low and middle income countries, where most of the world's population lives. The WHO
African Region has not been spared from a global epidemic of Non communicable
diseases. These diseases are associated with fatal complications such as blindness, renal failure,
gangrene leading to lower limb amputations and hemiplegic conditions. In these regions, chronic
diseases are projected to account for a quarter of all deaths by 2015.
Non communicable diseases, the silent killers, have insidious onset, debilitating complications
and result in painful deaths. The estimated number of chronic disease-related deaths in the WHO
African region in 2005 was 2,446,000. WHO projects that 28 million people in the Region will
die from a chronic disease over the next 10 years. Children, adults and the elderly are all
vulnerable to the risk factors that contribute to non-communicable diseases, whether from
unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, exposure to tobacco smoke or the effects of the harmful use
of alcohol.
These diseases are driven by forces that include ageing, rapid unplanned urbanization, and the
globalization of unhealthy lifestyles for example unhealthy diets may show up in individuals as
raised blood pressure- hypertension, overweight/obesity, hyperglycemia (high blood glucose
levels) and hyperlipidemia increased .
This year‟s conference aims at observing, documenting and declaring the role of medical
students and other health professions in the fight against the rapidly increasing NCDs.
Hence the conference will be addressing the following sub-topics:
GOVERNMENT POLICY TOWARDS NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
ROLE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN DIAGNOSING AND TREATMENT OF NON-
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
PRE-CONFERENCE The pre-conference shall take place from 29
th of Sepember to 1
st of October and shall comprise
of trainings in:-
Training New trainers (TNT)
Training Old Trainers (TOT)
Closing the gap/Open Access
Peer education training (PET)
Emergence medicine
Leadership and Management
Enterpreneurship
These capacity building trainings shall cover all three days and delegates will be required to
select only one of the above to participate for three days.
SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Zanzibar is literally like a magnet to tourists
because of its hub of attention-grabbing sights.
Starting with the Forodhani gardens „the focal
point of Stone Town‟-as they call it- you can
get hold of all sorts of foods including sea food,
salads, chips, beef, and even goat meat at night.
During the day, local handicrafts earn a living
by selling their art. Stone town food market is
another place where you can have anything on a
stick, from squid to chicken.
Among favorite destinations is the Africa House Hotel. If you want to see the horizon with the
most beautiful sunset, you should definitely spend a night at this hotel. Along with delicious food
and hospitality, it has a beach and spa for the rest of your life.
The number of bars is increasing on annually as more tourists keep pouring in.
Usually available are Tanzanian, Kenyan, South African and International beers and soft drinks
along with local and imported spirits. South African wines are also present. Africa House once
again hosts a bar and an even better restaurant within it. Pipes of shisha and an excellent range of
cocktails can be acquired from Mercury‟s bar along Mizingani road. Next to Africa House is bar
Shangani with a very strong local flavor and an appearance of hookers.
For the fun of music, you can visit Bwawani club at Bwawani Hotel, Starehe club and others for
a wild night of dancing, drinks and lights. The place gets even better later during the night rocks
to dawn. The entry fee is affordable and the music ranges from hip-hop, rnb, pop and even
reggae-both African and International. Among the busiest Nightlife Area is the Kata raod of
Kata Beach Phuket.
The Zanzibar night club along the 5th street of Santa Monica offers a state of the art bar and
club. Along with all sorts of liquor and the loudest music in Stone Town. It also hosts the
Tumbao which is a Latin American dance on Mondays
Live music especially Taarab music and bands are available at the Monsoon Restaurant and is
often played at bars. The Arab fort less frequently hosts performances of local artists.
Among other cinema halls is the Cine Afrique
along the Malawi road. Movies are mostly from
Hollywood with a Hindi or action movies. The
Majestic cinema can along Vuga road likewise
displays cinemas.
Tanzania Medical Student Association (TAMSA) is a sole National Organization for medical
Students. It is a professional organization that assembles all the medical students at national level
under a common umbrella with the purpose of promoting both excellent medical training as well
as the medical students‟ efforts in health education, promotion for betterment of our community.
It was inaugurated in 1990s having originated from the Dar es Salaam Medical Students‟
Association (DMSA) which was established in 1968.
TAMSA unifies Medical Students from 7 Medical Schools founded in Tanzania. The following
chapters are recognized by TAMSA:
1. Muhimbili University of Health and allied Sciences (MUHAS)
2. Hubert Kairuki Memorial University (HKMU)
3. International Medical Technology University (IMTU)
4. Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences- Bugando (CUHAS )
5. Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC)
6. University of Dodoma College of Health and Allied Sciences(UDOM-CHAS)
7. St. Francis University College of Health Sciences- Ifakara (SFUCHAS)
8. KAM College
TAMSA is a member of the International Federation for Medical Students Associations which is
affiliated to the United Nations system as a non - political and non-governmental organization
and is recognized by the WHO as an official International forum for Medical Students.
(main email – [email protected]) TAMSA PRESIDENT
Mukiza M. Ngemera
OC CHAIRPERSON
Hussein Sinda
OC VICE CHAIRPERSONS
William Mawalla
Adriano Chavala
+255713312377
+2550717031261
+255657879109
+255714986668
TAMSA SECRETARY
Jacquiline Kihwele
OC GENERAL SECRETARIAT
Shukrat Rashid
Roman Shao
Shaban Moshi
Pendo Ibrahim
Mary Malombe
+255712573374
+255752869897
TREASURER
Rodgers Swai
+255717062522
FUNDRAISING COORDINATORS
Priscus Shirima
Alfred Chibwae
Elvin Meshack
PRE-CONFERENCE COORDINATORS
(Trainings)
Helga Mutasingwa
Audrey Mwashiremo
Salma S. Walele
+255713096048
PUBLIC RELATION AND MARKETING
Elizabeth Mkashabani
Shaimaa Nawwar
Focus Mawe
Wahida Mtiro
+255712299918
SCIENTIFIC COORDINATORS
Sibali Gibu
Farida Abdallah
Emmanuel Mduma
Godfrey Kisigo
+255716169440
TRANSPORT COORDINATOR
Logistics Team
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MEALS AND ACCOMODATION
Logistics Team
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SOCIAL EVENTS COORDINATOR
Hans Olomi
Happiness Kwilasa
Joyce Mwatonoka
+255653661093
VISA & REGISTRATION
Logistics Team
Anneth Barongo
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