Courtesy Of Capital FM Business News
ARUSHA, Tanzania, May 11 – The Aga Khan University (AKU) has
expanded its network even further following the launch of a new health
facility in Arusha, Tanzania.
The modern health centre located on Seth Benjamin Street,
within the central business district, was launched on Friday to offer
high quality health care services.
These include physician consultations, a wide range of diagnostic
services including a CT scanner, ultra sound, a modern laboratory and
pharmacy.
The Centre was established last year in June 2012 as a first step to AKU’s major presence in Arusha.
“This is a much needed service and a bench mark for high quality
health care in the region,” Stanslaus Mageso Mulongo, the Regional
Commissioner in Arusha said at the launch.
He further noted that AKU is planning to establish a hospital in its
principal campus site that will provide quality service for specialised
and critical care at internationals standards.
“The hospital will be a welcome facility that will enable the
residents of Arusha and beyond access world class care, a much needed
service in the region,” he said.
The launch also attended by senior government officials, diplomats,
members of the East African secretariat, corporates, donors, prominent
citizens and members of staff was presided over by Firoz Rasul,
President of AKU.
The Regional Commissioner commended His Highness the Aga Khan,
Chancellor of the Aga Khan University for his immense contribution to
the development of education, healthcare, culture, infrastructure
development, economic growth, and tourism not only in Arusha but in
Tanzania, East Africa and beyond.
He applauded the University’s future plans to establish a principle
campus in Arusha, boosting the city’s vision of being the regional hub
for East Africa. He also noted that the substantial investment by Aga
Khan University in Arusha will create new jobs, economic activity and
educational opportunities and the Government is open to new investment
to help develop the Arusha Region.
Rasul further said that the Arusha campus will be a new community
with a vibrant educational center that will nurture the region’s future
leadership.
The project will involve the development of academic and research facilities; student residences and amenities; a library; student centre and auditorium; sports facilities; a new hospital, a school as well as housing and amenities for faculty and staff.
The campus will house the Faculty of Arts and Sciences that will
offer undergraduate and graduate studies in a merit-based and
interdisciplinary educational programme tailored to the opportunities
and challenges of contemporary East Africa. Graduate professional
schools in Law; Media and Communications; Tourism and Leisure;
Management; Government and Public Policy; Architecture & Human
Settlement; and Economic Growth and Development will also be
established.
Currently the Aga Khan University is working with the Regional and
District Commissioners on a Regional Plan to improve the infrastructure
of the Arusha Region, including roads, water management, community
facilities, and public amenities. AKU is also cooperating with Nelson
Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology to develop the
Arusha region as a higher education hub for East Africa.
Emphasising on AKU’s long term commitment in the region, Rasul said
that the University plans to invest over USD 1 billion towards
establishing its campuses throughout the region adding more than 10,000
new jobs to the current 2000 already working for the Aga Khan University
in East Africa.
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