Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 02nd August 2023: A historic moment in healthcare has arrived as Aga Khan Health Services, East Africa (AKHS EA) and MEDITECH join hands to introduce a transformative Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This groundbreaking partnership, signed during a momentous ceremony on 2nd August 2023, is set to revolutionise patient care across Tanzania… Continue reading Aga Khan Health Services, East Africa and MEDITECH unveil landmark Electronic Health Record (EHR) implementation, a game-changer for Healthcare in Tanzania and East Africa
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Revitalizing Cancer Care in Tanzania: Evaluating the Impact of Exemplary Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project
Paris, France 30th June 2023: Revitalizing Cancer Care in Tanzania: Evaluating the Impact of the Exemplary Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project (TCCP) The Steering Committee meeting of the Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project (TCCP) convened on 30th June 2023 in Paris, France, hosted by Institut Curie, to comprehensively review and evaluate the project’s progress. The project, implemented… Continue reading Revitalizing Cancer Care in Tanzania: Evaluating the Impact of Exemplary Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project
Aga Khan Hospital, inaugurated in Mwanza
Mwanza, April 26, 2023: Princess Zahra Aga Khan today officially inaugurated the Aga Khan Hospital in Mwanza, marking a significant milestone for healthcare in the region. At the ceremony which was attended by senior leadership and staff of the Aga Khan Health Service, Princess Zahra applauded the significant impact that the unit is making in… Continue reading Aga Khan Hospital, inaugurated in Mwanza
Government of France and Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania partner to Launch Ultra-Modern Polyclinic
Zanzibar Island April 25, 2023: Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania today marked a historic and extraordinary expansion of its outreach health programme by opening its first Aga Khan Polyclinic in the Old Dispensary at Stone Town in Zanzibar Island. The new Aga Khan Polyclinic will allow the citizens of Zanzibar and Mainland Tanzania to identify alternative… Continue reading Government of France and Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania partner to Launch Ultra-Modern Polyclinic
Fear of Recurrence
Dar es Salaam, April 01, 2023: Shujaa Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with Aga Khan Hospital, Ocean Road Cancer Institute, and Tanzania Cancer Care Project, held a panel discussion which went by the name of “Fear of Recurrence” to cancer survivors. The debate occurred at the Aga Khan Hospital premises and was attended physically and virtually. More than… Continue reading Fear of Recurrence
Aga Khan Hosptial, Dar es Salaam introduces Lactation Programme
Dar es Salaam, June 02, 2023: Optimal breastfeeding practices can save the lives of over 800,000 children under five (5) years annually and prevent 20,000 deaths due to cancer. In Tanzania, breastfeeding rates remain below the recommended global targets, with only 27% of babies aged 4 to 5 months still exclusively breastfeeding (EBF). At the… Continue reading Aga Khan Hosptial, Dar es Salaam introduces Lactation Programme
The Aga Khan Hospital commissions a new Oxygen Plant
Dar es Salaam 29-March-2023: The Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam commissioned a new Oxygen Plant, which is a significant step towards ensuring that the hospital’s oxygen needs are met, and to support other public sector facilities that require oxygen. The plant can produce oxygen on-site, so the hospital will no longer rely on external suppliers… Continue reading The Aga Khan Hospital commissions a new Oxygen Plant
Free Reconstructive Women’s and Girls’ Surgery Programme – 2022
Press Release FREE RECONSTRUCTIVE WOMEN’S AND GIRLS’ SURGERY PROGRAM NOVEMBER 2022 TOUCHES 25 BENEFICIARIES IN TANZANIA (Putting their smile back) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 30th November 2022, The Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam in collaboration with Reconstructing Women International (RWI) and Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) completed 23 successful plastic reconstructive surgeries including breast… Continue reading Free Reconstructive Women’s and Girls’ Surgery Programme – 2022
Changing Lives and Beating Cancer
Mwanza, Tanzania, 10th March 2022, at Bugando Medical Centre, government officials, development partners, healthcare stakeholders, and dignitaries attended the launch ceremony of The Tanzania Comprehensive Cancer Project (TCCP) and inauguration of the 1st 3D Mammography machine in the Lake Zone. TCCP is a four-year €13.3 million, private-public collaborative project funded by the Agence Française de… Continue reading Changing Lives and Beating Cancer