KOREA International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
The ceremony was officiated by Ji Hyun
KIM, KOICA volunteer at Sinza Health Care Centre on Tuesday where he
handed over the project to Acting Medical Officer in charge of the
Sinza Health Care Centre.
The Resident Representative KOICA for
Tanzania Office Seung Beom KIM, said that the government of Korea
recognises the importance of health sector as a pillar of quality life
and social well-being.
“We have placed high priority on this
sector and currently through KOICA, Korea has dispatched many medical
personnel including specialist doctors to various hospitals and medical
centres,” he said.
Before this Project there were other
projects for the capacity building for Diagnostic Service Improvement of
Health Centres in Dar es Salaam which was supported by KOICA at a cost
of $4.5million.
It is expected that the improvement of the
environment of Sinza Health Care Centre will facilitate the work of the
health centres by helping them offer standard medical services to
patients.
KOICA, the agency responsible for grant
aid programmes of the government of the Republic of Korea has been
implementing various development programmes in Tanzania since 1992.
These programmes include the invitation of training, whereby over 500
Tanzanians participated training in Korea including Master’s Degree
programmes, and the dispatch of World Friends Korea volunteers.
Currently, over 80 volunteers serving in
different places in Tanzania. KOICA is also implementing various
development projects in the areas of Agriculture, Health and Education.
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