Aga Khan building capacity for E. Africa healthcare professionals
Courtyard of the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam - Phase II, Tanzania.
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Article Author: Aga Khan building capacity for E. Africa healthcare professionals
Media Source: The Exchange (Tanzania)
Date: 11 March 2019
There is need for capacity building Tanzania health sector to increase the number of healthcare practitioners as well as the quality of medical equipment and facilities. In this regard, the Aga Khan Hospital (AKH) and Aga Khan University (AKU) has been conducting an internship programme for almost a decade now. Now the programme…
There is need for capacity building Tanzania health sector to increase the number of healthcare practitioners as well as the quality of medical equipment and facilities. In this regard, the Aga Khan Hospital (AKH) and Aga Khan University (AKU) has been conducting an internship programme for almost a decade now. Now the programme has 64 medical residents and takes in 60 interns each year from across Africa. The AKH expansion is part of the just completed Phase 2 project that comprised of building an entire new wing that was launched on 9 March by the Tanzania Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and Princess Zahra. The government recognised the contribution that the expansion brings to healthcare delivery inn the country and beyond. The hospital will now serve over one million patients each year, a great stride in providing affordable and quality healthcare to Tanzanians and the entire East and Central Africa.