The German Deputy Ambassador handed over a new Medical Diagnostic Centre built by the German Army on Pemba Island, Tanzania. In his speech, he expressed hope that the centre would improve health on the island by providing services like x-rays, ultrasound, and minor surgery. He also noted that the centre is part of a long-standing cooperation between the Tanzanian and German militaries, including Germany supporting rehabilitation of a hospital and construction of a new medical school in Dar es Salaam.
The German Deputy Ambassador handed over a new Medical Diagnostic Centre built by the German Army on Pemba Island, Tanzania. In his speech, he expressed hope that the centre would improve health on the island by providing services like x-rays, ultrasound, and minor surgery. He also noted that the centre is part of a long-standing cooperation between the Tanzanian and German militaries, including Germany supporting rehabilitation of a hospital and construction of a new medical school in Dar es Salaam.
The German Deputy Ambassador handed over a new Medical Diagnostic Centre built by the German Army on Pemba Island, Tanzania. In his speech, he expressed hope that the centre would improve health on the island by providing services like x-rays, ultrasound, and minor surgery. He also noted that the centre is part of a long-standing cooperation between the Tanzanian and German militaries, including Germany supporting rehabilitation of a hospital and construction of a new medical school in Dar es Salaam.
PRESS RELEASE Handover ceremony of the Medical Diagnostic Centre built by the German Army in Pemba Island .
Deputy Ambassador of the German Embassy in Dar es Salaam,
Mr. John Reyels is today handing over the Medical Diagnostic Centre built by the German Army on the Island of Pemba in the presence of the Tanzanian Minister for Defence, Honorable Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi. Please find below the speech delivered by John Reyels at the ceremony: I am very happy to be able to hand over this newly built Medical Centre today. May this building be a centre of caring and healing. May this centre make life on this island healthier, safer and better. The Medical Diagnostic Centre Pemba will be able to serve both civilian and military patients. We are confident it will substantially improve the level of medical support available to the residents of this island by providing x-ray, ultrasound and dental treatment. Even minor surgery and outpatient services can be offered on site at this Centre. I am proud to say, that the opening of this Medical Centre is part of a long-standing cooperation between the Tanzanian Peoples Defence Forces and the German Army, the Bundeswehr, which looks back on a tradition of more than twenty years. The German Armed Forces Advisory Group is today based at the Lugalo Military base outside Dar es Salaam. As part of our cooperation the German Army has also supported the rehabilitation of the General Military Hospital at Lugalo in Dar es Salaam. Currently my colleagues from the German Army are working on the completion of a Medical School, which will be located next to General Military Hospital at Lugalo. The Medical school will get a modern Training
centre, for nurses, paramedics, and medical assistants, and we hope to
be able to finish the project this year too. Other important areas of activity are the Vocational Training Centre at Lugalo and the provision of German Mobile Medical Care Units. They assist the Tanzanian Defence Forces in their international missions in Congo and Darfur, where Tanzania is making an important contribution to bringing more peace and stability to embattled areas of this continent. Germany commends Tanzania for its Africa-wide leadership in this regard. We feel privileged to be able lend our support to you in fulfilling these important missions. I would like to express my thanks to everyone who has worked hard to make this day happen. I thank the Tanzanian Defence Forces for their excellent cooperation and for their trust in our capabilities. I thank my colleagues from the German Bundeswehr for their hard work to make this Medical Diagnostic Centre become a reality. What we look at here today certainly marks a milestone in the relationship between Zanzibar and Germany. It shows how much Germans and Zanzibaris, Germans and Tanzanians can achieve when they work together with a common goal. I wish that this day may inspire all of us to tackle new joint projects and to take cooperation, trust and friendship between the peoples of Tanzania and Germany to new heights. For further information, please contact: John Merikion Phone: +255-(0)22 211 7409-15