Dar es Salaam, April 21 (IANS). India has sent two tonnes of medical aid material to Sri Hindu Mandal Hospital located in the capital of Tanzania. The move reflects New Delhi’s commitment to international cooperation and humanitarian assistance.
According to the Indian High Commission in Dar es Salaam, the items were formally handed over during a press conference held at the mission on Monday (local time). Indian High Commissioner Vishwadeep Dey met Shri Hindu Mandal Hospital Trustee Kaushik L. Handed over the consignment of medicines to Ramaiah.
The High Commission said, “This massive contribution is designed to strengthen the hospital’s testing and treatment capabilities. It includes a number of critical equipment, including oxygen concentrators, suction units, oximeters, microscopes and stethoscopes. Additionally, the consignment also includes a large quantity of items to meet immediate medical needs such as inhalers, syringes, testing gloves, bandages and wheelchairs, thereby ensuring overall improvement in patient care and mobility services.” It happens.”
During the ceremony, Dey emphasized that the move reaffirms the deep friendship between India and Tanzania. They also stressed our shared resolve to improve public health outcomes and ensure widespread access to life-saving technology.
Expressing heartfelt gratitude on behalf of Shri Hindu Mandal Hospital, Kaushik L. Ramaiah said that these high quality equipment and materials will provide vital support in the daily mission.
The Indian High Commission said, “This partnership is a testament to our enduring bilateral relations and our collective effort to strengthen healthcare infrastructure within the region.”
India has been helping Tanzania from time to time. According to the Indian High Commission, on 10 February, the Government of India gifted critical life-saving equipment worth over 120 million Tanzanian shillings (₹4,345,590) to Sri Hindu Mandal Hospital. These equipment included three cardiac monitors, two mechanical ventilators, six infusion pumps and three syringe pumps.
India and Tanzania have traditionally enjoyed close, friendly and cooperative relations. From the 1960s to the 1980s, political relations between the two countries included shared commitments to anti-colonialism, non-alignment and ‘South-South cooperation’, and the two countries remained close to each other in international forums.
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