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| President Jakaya Kikwete. |
President Kikwete, addressing chief executive officers (CEOs) of various companies and institutions here over the weekend, said the government, through the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), has already struck a deal with Apollo Hospital for the establishment of the centre that will serve people suffering from chronic diseases, especially those that require surgery.
“The neural surgical diseases are becoming a problem in our country. That is why we have decided to have the centre that will provide complete treatment to people suffering from the diseases,” he said, noting that the envisaged centre will also reduce the cost of travelling patients to abroad and have better services within the country.
Earlier, the Chief Executive Officer of Apollo Hospital, Mr Sangita Reddy, said they have already extended their services to other countries by building the centres -- and that they are also ready to set up the same in the country.
“With collaboration from the Tanzanian government we are ready to set up the centre and we believe that it is very crucial for the country in the fight against non-communicable diseases with assurance of thorough health services to citizens,” he said.
According to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apart from various contributions that his country has extended to Tanzania into various areas, they have also been receiving over 100,000 patients every year from Tanzania.
Meanwhile, Indian businessmen have assured President Kikwete and that they will observe regulations guiding investments and also consider the areas that are highly in need of investment, including the energy sector.
That was revealed during a special dinner that was prepared by the businessmen for acknowledging and wishing President Kikwete who was in India for a five days farewell visit.
Speaking during the event, the Chief Executive Officer of Kamal Companies in Tanzania, Mr Sameer Gupta, hailed President Kikwete for creating and maintaining a conducive investment environment in the country.
“I am one of the investors in Tanzania and I acknowledge your leadership in setting up an enabling environment for investments that have helped us to conduct our businesses successfully and with much transparency,” he remarked.
He promised to support President Kikwete’s efforts by mobilising more businessmen in India to come and invest in Tanzania, especially in the energy sector, which is at the moment facing numerous challenges.
On his part, President Kikwete revealed that despite the fact that he was in India following an invitation from both the Indian president and prime minister, his other mission was to mobilise more Indian businessmen to come and invest in Tanzania.
“The objective of my visit to your country is to strengthen our bilateral relationship that has existed for a very long time, especially in the area of business. When I met your prime minister, I told him that it was high time our relationship took further steps ahead,” said President Kikwete.
He asked the businessmen to think on the possible ways to make Tanzania their hub of their business among African countries, since it is a country blessed with good geographical location.
President Kikwete said Tanzania has a conducive environment for investment with a sizeable population, which assured investors of a good market for their goods and services in addition to enjoying a high degree of peace and security since independence -- as well as a good relationship with neighbouring countries.
“For sure, we are very lucky. Tanzania is a peaceful country; and despite some challenges, our harmony still remains great. In comparison with our neighbours, our situation is much better.
Currently, the preparations for the general elections to be conducted in October are also going well and peacefully,” he told his audience.
The president said that the number of candidates, who have so far collected nomination forms for the Union presidency on the ruling CCM ticket, which has reached 38, is sign that the country has reached political maturity as well as being deeply entrenched in democracy.
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