17/04/2026
Jumuiya ya Watu Wanaoishi na Siko Seli Tanzania (SCDPCT), k**a taasisi inayofanya kazi moja kwa moja na jamii, imeshiriki semina ya kimataifa iliyoandaliwa na St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (ALSAC) tarehe 12–13 Aprili 2026, Lagos, Nigeria, pamoja na wadau kutoka nchi zaidi ya 10 barani Afrika. Semina hii imewakutanisha wadau wa uchechemuzi, uelimishaji na tafiti kuhusu Siko Seli na saratani za watoto, kujadili mustakabali wa afya ya mtoto katika Ukanda wa Kusini mwa Jangwa la Sahara.
Mada zimejikita katika uongozi wa taasisi, usimamizi wa miradi, mifumo ya kifedha, uwazi na uwajibikaji, huku tukibadilishana uzoefu kwa lengo la kuimarisha ushirikiano, uelewa wa jamii na mifumo ya afya tukitambua kuwa changamoto nyingi huanza ngazi ya jamii kabla ya takwimu rasmi. Ushiriki wetu ni uthibitisho kuwa sauti za jamii zina nguvu ya kuleta mabadiliko ya kweli. Jumuiya imewakilishwa na Afisa Habari na Mawasiliano kwa Umma, Veronica Mrema.
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The Sickle Cell Disease Patients Community of Tanzania (SCDPCT), as a grassroots organization, participated in an international seminar organized by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (ALSAC) on April 12–13, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria, alongside stakeholders from over 10 African countries. The seminar brought together advocates, educators, and researchers working on sickle cell disease and childhood cancers to discuss the future of child health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Key discussions focused on institutional leadership, project management, financial systems, transparency, and accountability, while emphasizing experience-sharing to strengthen partnerships, community awareness, and health systems recognizing that many challenges emerge at the grassroots level before official data. Our participation affirms that grassroots voices have the power to drive real change. The organization was represented by Public Relations and Communications Officer, Veronica Mrema.
