1st Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council of Health begins in Arusha
East African Community Secretariat; Arusha, Tanzania; 07 June 2017:
The 1st Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Sectoral Council of Ministers of Health began today with the Session of Senior Officials at the EAC Headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.
The Session of Senior Officials will be followed by the Coordination Committee which comprises Permanent/Principal Secretaries of Health from the EAC Partner States on Thursday, 8th June, 2017.
The highlight of the event will be the Ministers/Cabinet Secretaries Session that will be held on Friday, 9th June, 2017.
Among the items on the agenda is the consideration of the reports of the EAC Joint Re-inspection of various Medical and Dental Teaching Hospitals in the region.
Also on the agenda for discussion will be the establishment of the proposed East African Community College of Medicine and Health Professions, which institution will provide and award specialist postgraduate training fellowship qualifications in medicine and other health professions in East Africa.
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For more information, please contact:
Mr Owora Richard Othieno
Head, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Department
EAC Secretariat
Arusha, Tanzania
Tel: +255 784 835021
Email: OOthieno [at] eachq.org
About the East African Community Secretariat:
The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation of five Partner States, comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania.