Samia sends salaams on Kuwait National Day

Every February 21st is the Kuwait’s National Day.

Samia sent the greetings on Wednesday in Dar es Salaam when speaking at a function to commemorate the Kuwait’s independence and 33 years of the gulf nation’s liberation. The function was led by Ambassador of Kuwait to Tanzania Mubarak Mohammad Alsehaijan.

She commended the development feats achieved by Kuwait in various sectors, including science and technology, health services and economic development, which made Kuwait one of the countries with strongest economies in the world and a famous center for finance, capital and investment.

Samia expressed her satisfaction with strong ties between Tanzania and Kuwait and pledged that Tanzania will continue to cooperate with Kuwait to improve business, investment and community development for the welfare of the people of both countries.

Ummy Mwalimu, Health Minister thanked the government of Kuwait for its contribution to the development of health sector in Tanzania, including the provision of medical equipment for hospitals in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.

The minister said the government of Kuwait has been a major ally in development of health sector in the country, saying it has provided machines for anesthesia to the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI), medical equipment to Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar, medical equipment to Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma and the construction of a hospital in Handeni District, Tanga Region under the sponsorship of Abdullah Al Nouri Charity institute of Kuwait.

Mwalimu added that in 2023, through the Kuwait Children Heart Association, Kuwait brought medical specialists who collaborated with experts at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital in Dodoma and performed heart operations on 100 needy children.

“We thank Kuwait for immensely supporting our health sector,” she said.

Alsehaijan said the cooperation between Tanzania and Kuwait has been growing stronger since 2015, pledging that his country will continue cooperating with Tanzania in social, political and economic development all the time.

 “As we celebrate this important day, our nations are looking forward to cooperating in the sports sector through the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports in Tanzania and the Sports Authority in Kuwait,” he said.

Tanzania and Kuwait are working together in the areas of education, health, water, agriculture, infrastructure development, tourism, trade, and investment where they have both agreed to continue cooperating in order to reap benefits in the implementation of economic diplomacy.