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Free Specialist Medical Services by EAC Armed Forces Starting August 26

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  • The Tanzania People's Defence Force (JWTZ) will provide free specialist medical services in collaboration with the armed forces of East African Community (EAC) member states.
  • This initiative is part of the EAC Armed Forces and Civilian Cooperation Week, which starts on August 26 and culminates on September 1, 2026, coinciding with the 62nd anniversary of JWTZ.
  • Brigadier General Dr. Agatha Katua announced that the program will include health services, social assistance, and infrastructure rehabilitation in various areas.
  • Specialist doctors from EAC member countries, including Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda, and Tanzania, will participate in providing services in Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Arusha, and Zanzibar.
  • Patients requiring services that cannot be provided during this period will be referred to other hospitals following standard procedures.

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JESHI la Ulinzi la Wananchi wa Tanzania (JWTZ), kwa kushirikiana na majeshi ya nchi wanachama wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki (EAC), linatarajia kutoa huduma za matibabu ya kibingwa bila malipo kwa wananchi. Kutolewa kwa huduma hizo ni sehemu ya maadhimisho ya Wiki ya Ushirikiano wa Majeshi ya EAC na Raia yanayoanza Agosti 26 na kufikia kilele Septemba 1, 2026, ambayo pia ni Siku ya JWTZ na kumbukumbu ya miaka 62 tangu kuanzishwa kwa jeshi hilo mwaka 1964.

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