Deputy
Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Seif Rashidi (centre) and
Managing Director of Tanga Cement Company Limited (TCCL), Reinhardt
Swart (left) cuts a ribbon to officiate a new health centre to
Kichangani residents which was constructed by Tanga cement. (right) is
Tanga District Commissioner Halima Dendegu.
By Damas Makangale, Moblog
Tanga
Cement Company Limited (TCCL) handsover a well constructed health
centre worth Tsh 98m to Kichangani residents in Tanga region as part of
the company’s efforts to support the central government on health,
education and water sanitation issues.
Speaking
to invited guests during the official handover ceremony recently, the
Deputy Minister for Health and Social welfare Dr Seif Rashidi said that
the government is welcomed the support from the private sector in a move
to construct a health facilities to the people especially in a remote
areas.
He
said that the government will continue to allocate funds for the
construction of health centre and recruit more medical practitioners,
doctors, specialists and to ensure reliable stock of drugs to districts
and villages health centre across the country.
“On
behalf of the ministry and the government I would like to thanks the
management of Tanga cement and staff for their strongly support of the
health centre that worth Tsh 98m which will serve majority of kichangani
residents and other neighboring villagers,” he said.
On
his part, Tanga Cement Managing Director Reinhardt Swart said that the
company takes its Corporate Social Responsibility program into the
higher level that deserve to serve the public and the country at large.
“we
have a policy that allows us to set a side up to 1 percent of our profit
for the Tanzanian community, Kichangani village is within that
Tanzanian community,” he added.
He
further said that the firm conducted a campaign on sensitization and HIV
testing and counseling for TCCL surrounding communities of Pongwe and
Kichangani.
“During
that campaign, we realised that this area had no health center. People
who needed health services, were forced to go the either health centres
at Maweni Prisons, Pongwe or Kange.” He underscored.
Swart
noted that the company is now undertaking another health project in
Handeni district which is within Tanga region, his optimistic that it
will be completed early 2014.
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