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Close Window Hon. Col (rtd) Joseph Simbakalia, Regional Commissioner of Kigoma, opened a state-of-the-art Care & Treatment Center (CTC), funded by the American people through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Hon. Col (rtd) Joseph Simbakalia, Regional Commissioner of Kigoma, opened a state-of-the-art Care & Treatment Center (CTC), funded by the American people through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
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Hon. Col (rtd) Joseph Simbakalia, Regional Commissioner of Kigoma, opened a state-of-the-art Care & Treatment Center (CTC), funded by the American people through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Hon. Col (rtd) Joseph Simbakalia, Regional Commissioner of Kigoma, opened a state-of-the-art Care & Treatment Center (CTC), funded by the American people through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)

Americans fund CTC to serve 500,000 in Kigoma

November 29, 2008

On November 29th, a state-of-the-art Care & Treatment Center, funded by the American people through the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), was launched by the Hon. Col (rtd) Joseph Simbakalia, Regional Commissioner of Kigoma, in colorful ceremonies that attracted thousands of Kibondo community members. The clinic will provide services to more than 500,000 residents of Kibondo and Kigoma Rural Districts in Kigoma Region.

The new clinic will provide free AIDS treatment services with Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARV) using a well-trained and skilled medical staff in collaboration with Columbia University's International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs (ICAP). Over 720 people have been enrolled in HIV care and treatment at the Kibondo District Hospital since the program launched, providing high quality AIDS care and treatment.

The United States of America is a global leader in combating HIV/AIDS worldwide through PEPFAR, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. This 10-year, $48 billion program, is the largest initiative in history to combat a single disease. Since its inception in 2003, the American people have provided over $817 million to combat HIV/AIDS throughout Tanzania.