In addition to the complaints raised by the residents of Matchedje village about detentions for being suspected of poaching, the rangers also complain about invasions into their homes, allegedly to find out where they get meat.
In the region, areas are demarcated or designated for where cultivation should end, but this does not satisfy the population.
There are tears that never stop in these areas, where we learned that through the 20% of trophies and the fees the communities receive, a health post building was being constructed, which was completed two years ago. However, during this period, the population has been waiting for the government to assign staff, which has been a stumbling block. This has not happened, and there is no response.
"We don’t know what the government thinks of us in this area, which is more than 50 km away from a health unit, located at the administrative post headquarters in II Congresso, or we have to cross the Rovuma River by canoe to neighboring Tanzania, where we receive treatments, started telling one local source"
"Matchedje village faces major difficulties in the access roads that connect this location to the administrative post headquarters. We’ve forgotten the year any interventions were made. Moreover, the bridge over the Ncuazi River was built just seven years ago, and since then no further work has been done. We try to cry every day; neither water comes, nor does it go," said another resident.
"We still cry over the bridge over the Naitimbe River, some aqueducts, and the rehabilitation of the same road. To reach neighboring Tanzania, we cross in traditional canoes, which is risky during the rainy season, especially for pregnant women, as most deliveries nowadays are cesarean sections," they added.
With these difficulties, we ask those in charge to allocate a technician and a midwife to help alleviate our health problems," requested another resident. (Ma Mathaca)
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