With Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Head of AKDN Social Welfare, France Sign US $79.8 Million Agreement for the Expansion of Health Services in Tanzania

With Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Head of AKDN Social Welfare, France Sign US $79.8 Million Agreement for the Expansion of Health Services in Tanzania
Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Head of AKDN’s Social Welfare Department looks on as AFD’s deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jacques Moineville, and Amin Habib, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aga Khan Health Services in Tanzania exchange agreements following the signing ceremony which took place Friday 9th May in France. (Photo: AKDN / Gary Otte)

Gouvieux, France, 9 May 2014 – The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Aga Khan Development Network today signed a US$ 79.8 million agreement, in an effort to substantially enhance the quality and reach of the Network’s health programmes in Tanzania.

Princess Zahra Aga Khan, who heads AKDN’s Social Welfare Department, attended the signing ceremony at the AKDN headquarters in Gouvieux France. The agreement was signed by AFD’s deputy Chief Executive Officer, Jacques Moineville, and Amin Habib, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Aga Khan Health Services in Tanzania.

The US $ 79.8 million agreement, which includes a US$ 53.5 million concessional loan from AFD and a US$ 26.3 million contribution from AKDN, covers the construction of a new 14,000 square metre facility that will accommodate cardiology, oncology, neurosciences, critical care, mother and child health, nuclear medicine and imaging services. It also encompasses the establishment of 30 outreach centres across Tanzania that will provide free monitoring, immunization and family planning services.

Source: http://www.akdn.org/Content/1267

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  1. This is Great news that the Aga Khan Development Network is assisting Tanzania with its Healthcare. The US $79.8 Million Agreement for Expansion of Health Services in Tanzania in Africa by Aga Khan Development Network is showing the World that even in Poor Societies of the World are in need in these difficult times it can contribute and make the life better for the Future. The Aga khan Development Network work on improving Present and Future Lives of Peoples in All Societies and Countries of the World.

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