The Aga Khan University (AKU) Tanzania nurse, Ms Irene Mlekio, takes the
blood pressure measurement on the German Federal Minister for Economic
Cooperation and Development, Dr Gerd Muller, as part of the activities
to mark the launch of the AKU School of nursing in Dar es Salaam March
31, 2016. ANTHONY SIAME | NATION MEDIA GROUP
By SYRIACUS BUGUZI in Dar es Salaa
The Aga Khan University(AKU) in Tanzania Thursday opened a new school to train nurses and midwives at degree level.
The institution is part of the university’s plans to bridge the human resource gaps in Tanzania’s health sector.
The nursing school, worth $1.3 million (TSh2.95 billion), was
officially launched in Dar es Salaam at a ceremony graced by the German
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dr Gerd
Muller.
Wider support
The presence of Dr Muller and other dignitaries, including the
outgoing East African Community (EAC) Secretary-General, Dr Richard
Sezibera, signalled the wider support that the AKU has received from
Germany and the region, to fund healthcare.
AKU will now provide high quality training to nurses, midwives
and improve healthcare in the region through a $19.2 million (TSh42
billion) grant it received from the Federal Republic of Germany.
Dr Muller said the funding would help to boost the health
workforce across the region and help the EAC to achieve Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) number-3, which states, “Good Health and
wellbeing for all.”
Have graduated
Dr Sezibera lauded the AKU for playing a leading role in modernising the curriculum for nursing education in the region.
“This facility is another example of AKU’s longstanding
commitment to educating the much-needed nurses and midwives to improve
the quality of healthcare for East Africans,’’ he said.
Since 2014, more than 2100 nurses in East Africa have graduated from AKU—600 of them from Tanzania.
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