724 research outputs found
The improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania)
No full textTanzania has created, since the mid-90s, an original institutional framework for water and sanitation management made of a mix of decentralized initiative and public control. This article presents this framework and its functioning on sanitation issues in the town of Moshi, a medium-sized town located on the south slopes of the Kilimanjaro Mountain. Findings are coming from a pluridisciplinary franco-tanzanian research program dedicated to these issues in 2002 and 2003. The objective of this work was to identify - through a regulation analysis of the sector and an analysis of households' needs and demand - the stakeholders of the sector and to study their behaviours and their interactions. Using the output of this program first trends of policies were elaborated during a workshop held in November 2003 with all the main stakeholders who could exchange their different perceptions of the problems and their ideas to solve them.Sanitation, public policy, willingness to pay, demand, household survey
The improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania). Demand Analysis and Sector Regulation
No full textFollowing an invitation to tender of the French Foreign Office on research on management of urban waste-water in developing countries, a consortium of institutions from France and Tanzania has been created in 2000. The proposition of the consortium has been accepted; it included a research project on the improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania). This research, presented in this document, was divided into two parts: the first one was the analysis of the households' demand; the second one was about the sector regulation.Sanitation, Regulation, Tanzania, Willingness to pay, Demand,
Flood Management Lower Moshi
No full textIn 2014, NGO FT Kilimanjaro (FTK) focussed on southern Lower Moshi in order to avoid poverty and despair in this place. This southern Lower Moshi area is situated south of TPC; a large sugarcane plantation in the North of Tanzania, south of Mt. Kilimanjaro. After the exploratory interviews with the villagers, conducted by FTK, it appeared that their biggest troubles are the result of the yearly floods. In order to solve their main troubles, the cause of the problem had to be further investigated. This is the main reason why this research has been conducted and this report has been written. The goal of this study is to understand the flooding problem and to come up with practical solutions for this problem. In this report an extensive research is described and an intergral solution is presented.Civil Engineering and Geoscience
Calculation of incidence of acute leptospirosis, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.
No full textCalculation of incidence of acute leptospirosis, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.</p
Flood Management: A technical solution for the flooding problems encountered in the Lower Moshi area
No full textThis report focuses on the flooding problems in the Lower Moshi area, Tanzania. These floods are the result of the extremely large catchment of the Kilimanjaro region in combination with large peaks in precipitation during the short and the long rainy seasons. The river bordering the area of interest cannot handle these quantities of water which results in the flooding of large plains. The local self-sustaining communities cannot harvest their crops during these seasons complicating their living conditions. Furthermore, essential facilities such as schools and medical care become unreachable during the floods and they lead to diseases being spread and an overall reduction of sanitation. Apart from their negative effects they also have positive outcomes however. The floods decrease the salinity of the soil of the agricultural land by flushing it, thus making it more fertile Last year a group of students from TU Delft came to the Lower Moshi area to investigate the cause of the flooding and come up with solutions. The report from the previous group is referred to as the prefeasibility study. This year the client, FT Kilimanjaro, made the request to work out their solutions in more detail and come up with a cost estimate. The goal of this project is to improve the welfare in the Lower Moshi area by developing a technical solution that prevents the short rain flooding and regulates the long rain flooding which is socially acceptable, feasible, and durable.Hydraulic Engineering, Construction Management and Engineering, WatermanagementCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Sensitivity analysis of leptospirosis incidence, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.
No full textSensitivity analysis of leptospirosis incidence, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.</p
Sociodemographic features of household survey respondents, Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural, and Hai Districts, 2018 (N = 718).
No full textSociodemographic features of household survey respondents, Moshi Urban, Moshi Rural, and Hai Districts, 2018 (N = 718).</p
Calculation of blood-draw multipliers, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.
No full textCalculation of blood-draw multipliers, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.</p
Biochemical basis of permethrin resistance in Anopheles arabiensis from Lower Moshi, north-eastern Tanzania.
No full textBACKGROUND: Development of resistance to different classes of insecticides is a potential threat to malaria control. With the increasing coverage of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Tanzania, the continued monitoring of resistance in vector populations is crucial. It may facilitate the development of novel strategies to prevent or minimize the spread of resistance. In this study, metabolic-based mechanisms conferring permethrin (pyrethroid) resistance were investigated in Anopheles arabiensis of Lower Moshi, Kilimanjaro region of north-eastern Tanzania. METHODS: WHO susceptibility test kits were used to detect resistance to permethrin in An. arabiensis. The levels and mechanisms of permethrin resistance were determined using CDC bottle bioassays and microplate (biochemical) assays. In bottle bioassays, piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and s,s,s-tributyl phosphorotrithioate (DEF) were used as synergists to inhibit mixed function oxidases and non-specific esterases respectively. Biochemical assays were carried out in individual mosquitoes to detect any increase in the activity of enzymes typically involved in insecticide metabolism (mixed function oxidases, alpha- and beta-esterases). RESULTS: Anopheles arabiensis from the study area was found to be partially resistant to permethrin, giving only 87% mortality in WHO test kits. Resistance ratios at KT50 and KT95 were 4.0 and 4.3 respectively. The permethrin resistance was partially synergized by DEF and by PBO when these were mixed with permethrin in bottle bioassays and was fully synergized when DEF and PBO were used together. The levels of oxidase and beta-esterase activity were significantly higher in An. arabiensis from Lower Moshi than in the laboratory susceptible strain. There was no difference in alpha-esterase activity between the two strains. CONCLUSION: Elevated levels of mixed function oxidases and beta-esterases play a role in detoxification of permethrin in the resistant An. arabiensis population of Lower Moshi
Incidence of acute leptospirosis in six months intervals, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.
No full textIncidence of acute leptospirosis in six months intervals, Moshi Rural and Moshi Urban Districts, Tanzania, 2012–14.</p
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