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Financial Express
Sunday, March 20, 2005
FE Report
3/20/2005
The Aga Khan, accompanied by his daughter Princess Zahra, Friday joined President Benjamin Mkapa in announcing the construction of the second phase of the Aga Khan Hospital in Dare es Salaam of Tanzania, said a press release. The Aga Khan attributed the vision behind the expansion of the Hospital to the extraordinary increase in knowledge of medical science over the last 40 years.
The first phase of the hospital expansion, which opened five years ago, included a new emergency department, 18 out-patient consulting clinics, a laboratory and a pharmacy.
The Phase-II expansion will include five state-of-the-art operating theatres, a 12-bed intensive care unit, a comprehensive radiology imaging department and a new maternity and neonatal intensive care unit.
To complement these services, the existing hospital will receive an expanded pharmacy department and an enhanced casualty and family medicine facilities.
Further improvements will be made in the radiology department, in ultrasound capacity and in the area of physiotherapy, thereby elevating the hospital to an even higher standard.
The hospital will be part of a regional teaching hospital network, through linkages with the Aga Khan University Health Sciences Faculty, the Aga Khan University School of Nursing, and the Aga Khan teaching hospital. Partnerships are also in place with the Muhimbili College of Health Sciences at the University of Dar es Salaam and rotations for specialising physicians help them to gain valuable clinical experience. Medical staff will be trained in new procedures by renowned experts from abroad.