THE Benjamin Mkapa Foundation has inaugurated 20 houses that the organisation has built for local medical workers in rural areas of Arusha Region.
The Mkapa Foundation has built two
modern houses per every health centre in Monduli and Ngorongoro
districts, where living quarters for hospital workers have been the
major problem for ages.
Speaking at Mungere village in the
Silalei Ward of Monduli District where two of the houses were unveiled,
the Chief Executive Officer of the Benjamin W. Mkapa Foundation, Dr
Ellen Mkondya- Senkoro, said the project which has cost 1.1bn/- has
taken three years to be completed.
She added that the Foundation has been
entrusted by the Ministry of Health to build 480 similar housing units
in 51 councils across the nation and among them 20 have been constructed
in Arusha Region, 10 in Monduli and the other 10 in Ngorongoro.
“In addition to building the 20 houses
in Monduli and Ngorongoro districts, the Benjamin Mkapa Foundation has
also contributed in the health sector for Arusha Region through
employing and bringing here 35 health workers who have been serving in
medical laboratories, government hospitals and public health centres,”
explained Dr Senkoro.
Benjamin Mkapa Foundation has also
awarded scholarship to 19 students from health centres in Arusha Region
so that they may acquire Medical Officer Certification required to
secure employment in government hospitals.
The Permanent Secretary (PS) in the
Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children,
Dr Mpoki Ulisubisya, inaugurated the houses in the Makuyuni Division of
Monduli and afterwards headed for same exercise in Ngorongoro District.
Dr Ulisibisya advised the District
Councils to ensure that they set aside funds for renovation of
structures especially those built by local and foreign development
partners so that they may be encouraged to extend more assistance to
public services and community initiatives.
“These buildings are very beautiful to
look at, being new but the councils need to ensure that this fresh look
is maintained so that when former President Benjamin Mkapa visits them
in future he may be encouraged to do even more,” he said.
The Housing Project for Health Workers
in Arusha has been undertaken by three firms, including the Cadson
Company Limited, who worked for eight units in Lolkisale, Mferejini,
Mungere and Moita- Bwawani.
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