MAKAMU WA RAIS AZINDUA UTOAJI WA HUDUMA KWA WALEMAVU WA USIKIVU (VIZIWI) JIJINI DAR.

Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akihutubia wakati akizindua rasmi utoaji wa huduma kwa walemavu wa kusikia (Viziwi) uzinduzi huo umefanyika leo Novemba 3, 2014 kwenye Viwanja vya Hoteli ya Serena jijini Dar es Salaam, chini ya usimamizi wa Taasisi ya Starkey Hearing ya nchini Marekani. Picha na OMR

Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akimkabidhi zawadi, Mwasisi na Rais wa Taasisi ya Hearing, William Austine, baada ya uzinduzi wa huduma kwa walemavu wa kusikia (Viziwi) uzinduzi huo umefanyika leo Novemba 3, 2014 kwenye Viwanja vya Hoteli ya Serena jijini Dar es Salaam, chini ya usimamizi wa Taasisi ya Starkey Hearing ya nchini Marekani. Picha na OMR

 Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akimvisha Nishani, Mwanafunzi wa Darasa la tatu katika Shule ya Msingi Buguruni, mwenye ulemavu wa kusikia (kiziwi) , Amina Athuman, baada ya kuvishwa kifaa maalum kinachomwezesha kusikia, wakati wa uzinduzi rasmi wa utoaji wa huduma kwa walemavu wa kusikia (Viziwi). Uzinduzi huo umefanyika leo Novemba 3, 2014 kwenye Viwanja vya Hoteli ya Serena jijini Dar es Salaam, chini ya usimamizi wa Taasisi ya Starkey Hearing ya nchini Marekani. Picha na OMR

Makamu wa rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akimvisha mwanafunzi mlemavu wa kusikia (kiziwi) Bertha Samwel wa darasa la tatu Shule ya msingi Buguruni, Kifaa maalum cha kumwezesha kusikia, wakati wa uzinduzi rasmi utoaji wa huduma kwa walemavu wa kusikia (Viziwi). Uzinduzi huo umefanyika leo Novemba 3, 2014 kwenye Viwanja vya Hoteli ya Serena jijini Dar es Salaam, chini ya usimamizi wa Taasisi ya Starkey Hearing ya nchini Marekani. Picha na OMR

Makamu wa Rais wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akimshuhudia Mwasisi na Rais wa Taasisi ya Hearing, William Austine akimvisha mashine maalum ya kuwawezesha kusikia, mwanafunzi Amina Athuman wa darasa la tatu katika shule ya msingi Buguruni wakati wa uzinduzi utoaji wa huduma hiyo kwa walemavu wa kusikia (Viziwi) uliofanyika leo Novemba 3, 2014 kwenye Viwanja vya Hoteli ya Serena jijini Dar es Salaam, chini ya usimamizi wa Taasisi ya Starkey Hearing ya nchini Marekani. Picha na OMR

Makamu wa Rais wa Jasmhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal na Mwasisi wa Taasisi ya Starkey Hearing, William Austine, wakiwa katika picha ya pamoja na baadhi ya wanafunzi walemavu wa kusikia, wakiopatia mashine maalum za kuwawezesha kusikia, baada ya kuvishwa mashine hizo wakati wa uzinduzi wa huduma hiyo. Picha na OMR

8 na 9:- Baadhi ya wanafunzi wenye ulemavu wa kusikia, (Viziwi) wakisubiri kupatiwa huduma hiyo wakati wa uzinduzi.

Makamu wa Rais wa Jasmhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed akipunga mkono kuwasalimu wanafunzi walemavu wa kusikia, wakiopatia mashine maalum za kuwawezesha kusikia, baada ya kuvishwa mashine hizo wakati wa uzinduzi wa huduma hiyo.

Wanafunzi walemavu wa kusikia, wakiopatia mashine maalum za kuwawezesha kusikia, baada ya kuvishwa mashine hizo wakati wa uzinduzi wa huduma hiyo wakimsikiliza Makamu wa rais.

Wanafunzi walemavu wa kusikia, wakiopatia mashine maalum za kuwawezesha kusikia, baada ya kuvishwa mashine hizo wakati wa uzinduzi wa huduma hiyo wakimsikiliza Makamu wa rais.

Makamu wa Rais wa jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania, Dkt. Mohammed Gharib Bilal, akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na baadhi ya watoa huduma wa Taasisi ya Starkey Hearing. Picha na OMR 

SPEECH BY H.E. DR. MOHAMMED GHARIB BILAL, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA, DURING STARKEY HEARING FOUNDATION  MISSION IN DAR ES SALAAM, 3^rd NOVEMBER 2014

  William Austin, Founder and The President

    of Starkey Hearing Foundation;

Tani Austin, the Co-Founder of Starkey Hearing Foundation;

Other Dignitaries;

Members  the Press;

Our Patients;

Ladies and Gentlemen.

Let me take this opportunity to thank StarKey Hearing Foundation Founder Mr. William Austin and your entire team, for inviting me here to officiate the StarKey Hearing Mission in Dar es Salaam.

I would like to say how delighted I am to be with you here at Serena Hotels together with the Patients, this year Starkey Hearing Foundation will conduct hearing missions in Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Mwanza, Moshi and Arusha, and will bring the gift of hearing to those who would otherwise live in the isolation of a silent world.

With the campaign slogan "So the World May Hear," the Foundation fits more than 100,000 hearing aids annually to children and adults through global hearing missions. As a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, the Foundation has pledged to fit more than 1 million hearing aids to people in need this decade. We are very lucky in Tanzania this year as the foundation will reach more than 5,000 patients in 5 regions

Ladies and Gentlemen;

The gift of hearing opens up a whole new world of opportunity.  It connects individuals to life and helps them realize they can accomplish more than they ever thought possible. Hearing aids are important tools, but the Foundation really strives to empower the people it helps toward a better life and leave them with the knowledge that they too can improve the lives of others.

Hearing aids help bridge the gap at school, work and life for children and adults with hearing loss. The Foundation works closely with strategic partners such as national and regional health leaders, schools, and non-governmental organizations in each community, bringing help to those who may have never seen a doctor for their hearing problem. In Tanzania, the Foundation is working with organizations such as Rotary Clubs and Lions Clubs, Spicenet Tanzania, Tanzania Deaf Society, Montage Limited, Serena Hotels and many more.

Ladies and Gentlemen;

 One of the greatest challenges for all people with hearing loss is communication and connection with the rest of the world. Hearing is the foundation for building relationships, connecting us to the people we love and the world around us. People with hearing loss often experience delayed development of speech, language and cognitive skills. Listening and hearing are critical to education. Without the ability to hear teachers or classmates, hearing-impaired children struggle to learn and excel in the classroom. However, if these communication barriers are removed early enough, children with hearing loss can perform just as well as their peers.

In developed nations, they have tools and technologies readily available to remove these barriers and give children, even with profound hearing loss, a chance at a mainstream education. Unfortunately in developing nations, like those in sub-Saharan Africa, the resources, education and training simply are not there. Many children and adults lack access to basic medical care, let alone hearing aids. Children with hearing loss are often cast aside by society and thrown into deaf schools when they aren’t actually deaf. They can be helped with hearing aids if they have access to the proper care.

Ladies and Gentlemen;

The general awareness of hearing health in sub-Saharan Africa is also low. Many of the medicines used to treat diseases in the region cause hearing loss as well. The drug most often used to treat malaria, Quinine, is toxin that can result in significant hearing loss.

I would like to congratulate Starkey Hearing Foundation for building partnerships with governments, other NGOs, schools, hospitals and others, to ensure our patients will have access to the resources they need to reconnect with the world and become a bigger part of their communities.

Ladies and Gentlemen;

Lastly but not least, I would like to ask you to have your mission also in Zanzibar next year, We have seen your good work in the mainland regions and now its time to cross over to Zanzibar

I also wish to extend my gratitude to all the organizations who made this mission possible, Rotary Clubs, Lions Clubs, Spice Net Tanzania Limited, Montage Limited and Serena Hotel

And finally to the Starkey Hearing Foundation Founder and his entire team for ‘Bringing the gift of Hearing to the World’ and ‘So the World May Hear’.  We can never thank you enough for your hearing mission in Tanzania.

  Thank you for listening

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