After the AMREF support, Tanzanian healthcare has also received a boost from Aga Khan new nursing and midwifery training facility. Last month, the Aga Khan University opened the new home of its School of Nursing and Midwifery in Dar es Salaam.
This facility is expected to educate nursing and midwifery leaders dedicated to saving lives and improving health care for the people of Tanzania. Since 2004, the university has graduated more than 2,100 nurses in East Africa of which 600 are in Tanzania.
Notable alumni of this university include the country’s top nursing official – the Director of the Division of Nursing and Midwifery Services in the Ministry of Health – and the Chair of the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The 2.95bn/- Salama House project was funded as part of a 42bn/- grant to Aga Khan University from the Federal Republic of Germany to improve health in East Africa by providing nurses and midwives with high-quality education and training.
The East African Community played an important role in making it possible for University to receive the funding. Despite all efforts, maternal and newborn mortality are still unacceptably high in East Africa. Reducing them requires well-functioning health systems, including a skilled workforce.
Tanzania has a fraction of the highly skilled nurses and midwives it needs. More modern facilities for nursing and midwifery education are needed, says Mr Al-Karim Haji, Aga Khan University Vice- President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. He adds that with the opening of the new home of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, things shall change in the near future.
After the AMREF support, Tanzanian healthcare has also received a boost from Aga Khan new nursing and midwifery training facility. Last month, the Aga Khan University opened the new home of its School of Nursing and Midwifery in Dar es Salaam.
This facility is expected to educate nursing and midwifery leaders dedicated to saving lives and improving health care for the people of Tanzania. Since 2004, the university has graduated more than 2,100 nurses in East Africa of which 600 are in Tanzania.
Notable alumni of this university include the country’s top nursing official – the Director of the Division of Nursing and Midwifery Services in the Ministry of Health – and the Chair of the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The 2.95bn/- Salama House project was funded as part of a 42bn/- grant to Aga Khan University from the Federal Republic of Germany to improve health in East Africa by providing nurses and midwives with high-quality education and training.
The East African Community (EAC) played an important role in making it possible for university to receive the funding. Despite all efforts, maternal and newborn mortality are still unacceptably high in East Africa. Reducing them requires well-functioning health systems, including a skilled workforce.
Tanzania has few highly skilled nurses and midwives it needs. More modern facilities for nursing and midwifery education are needed, says Mr Al-Karim Haji, Aga Khan University Vice- President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer.
He adds that with the opening of the new home of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, things shall change for the better in the near future and thus improve health services in rural areas.
Source: Columnist, Deo Mushi – May 1, 2016 – Daily News Tanzania
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