U.S. Military Doctors Conduct Civic

Action Project in Tanga..

An American military doctor(Left),working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare,takes the medical history of a young girl visiting the dispensary in Mabokweni, Tanga Region for treatment.

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American medical personnel from the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) are in Tanga region providing maternal care, diagnostic medical testing, and providing general health treatment.

The American medical team is working through the U.S. Mission in Tanzania in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.

Community members in Kirare,Mabokweni,Mkanyageni and Masaika will receive direct patient care and preventive health guidance from the U.S. military medical team.The team will also conduct teaching clinics at the four Tanga dispensaries,exchange knowledge on peri-natal care and malarial diagnoses, and provide a microscope to each dispensary to assist in improved laboratory diagnosis. According to U.S. Embassy spokesperson,other CJTF-HOA projects that have been completed in Tanzania include construction of a girl’s dormitory at a secondary school in Pawaga,Iringa Region,construction of a primary school and provision of desks and suppies to in Matale village on Pemba Island,and ongoing Civil Affairs Team projects in Tanga Region.

This assistance comes from the American people and is part of overall U.S.Government direct and multilateral assistance to Tanzania of more than 750 billion Tanzanian shillings this fiscal year.Press Releases:American Embassy in Dar es Salaam