TPDF to host EAC Civil-Military Cooperation Week
DODOMA: THOUSANDS of Tanzanians are set to benefit from free specialist medical services as the Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) hosts the sixth East African Community (EAC) Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Week from August 26 to September 1 this year.
The week-long event will bring together military medical specialists from EAC member states to provide services in several regions, alongside social support and rehabilitation of public infrastructure.
Speaking in Dodoma on Wednesday, Director of Medical Services Administration, TPDF, Brigadier General Dr Agatha Katua said specialists from Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda and Tanzania would work together to provide medical services in Dar es Salaam, Pwani, Arusha and Zanzibar, depending on the needs of respective health facilities.
She said the initiative would strengthen existing services, particularly maternal and child health, paediatric and other specialist services.
“Patients requiring services that cannot be provided during the exercise will be referred to other hospitals through the normal procedures,” Dr Katua said.
In Dar es Salaam, she said services would be provided at Ubungo District Hospital, Vijibweni Hospital in Kigamboni and Yombo Vituka Health Centre.
In Pwani, services will be available at Tumbi Regional Referral Hospital and Bagamoyo District Hospital, while in Zanzibar, beneficiaries will receive services at Mwera Pongwe District Hospital in Unguja and Vitongoji District Hospital in Pemba.
Dr Katua said the programme would also extend beyond healthcare, with support expected for children’s homes, including the National Children’s Home in Kurasini, Mwandai Orphanage Centre, Chanika Children’s Shelter and SOS Children’s Village in Zanzibar.
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“Rehabilitation works will also be undertaken at the National Children’s Home in Kurasini, Mapinduzi Health Centre in Chamwino, Dodoma and Kibokoni Health Centre in Pemba,” she added.
She said assistance would further be extended to Segerea Prison in Dar es Salaam and Kisongo Prison in Arusha.
The annual event is held on a rotational basis among EAC member states, bringing together military and civilian components from partner states to undertake joint humanitarian and socio-economic activities. Tanzania last hosted the event in 2022, while Somalia is expected to host the next edition.
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1. SGR investment cost
The Treasury Registrar reported the SGR project cost at approximately US$10.017 billion, equivalent at the time to about TSh 23.3 trillion.
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Tro
Another government report gives the first phase estimate as TSh 16.883 trillion (US$7.274 billion).
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Ministry of Finance Tanzania
For a broad project-level calculation, I’ll use TSh 23.3 trillion.
2.
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3. How much of the investment has been recovered?
169.37
billion
÷
23
,
300
billion
= 0.727%
So, based purely on reported revenue, SGR has generated the equivalent of approximately 0.73% of the reported TSh 23.3 trillion project cost.
Tanzania SGR: investment vs revenue
Reported SGR project cost compared with cumulative revenue through March 2026.
TSh0
TSh6.5T
TSh13T
TSh19.5T
TSh26T
Project cost
Cumulative revenue
Amount
TSh
Revenue is gross revenue, not profit.
4. Simple payback period
The reported TSh 169.37 billion was generated in less than two years. If we use approximately 21 months (June 2024–March 2026) as a rough period:
Average revenue ≈ TSh 96.8 billion/year
Then:
23.3
trillion
÷
96.8
billion
≈
241
years
So at the current revenue run-rate, a very simple revenue-only payback calculation gives approximately 241 years.
.
1. SGR investment cost
The Treasury Registrar reported the SGR project cost at approximately US$10.017 billion, equivalent at the time to about TSh 23.3 trillion.
T
Tro
Another government report gives the first phase estimate as TSh 16.883 trillion (US$7.274 billion).
M
Ministry of Finance Tanzania
For a broad project-level calculation, I’ll use TSh 23.3 trillion.
2.
.
3. How much of the investment has been recovered?
169.37
billion
÷
23
,
300
billion
= 0.727%
So, based purely on reported revenue, SGR has generated the equivalent of approximately 0.73% of the reported TSh 23.3 trillion project cost.
Tanzania SGR: investment vs revenue
Reported SGR project cost compared with cumulative revenue through March 2026.
TSh0
TSh6.5T
TSh13T
TSh19.5T
TSh26T
Project cost
Cumulative revenue
Amount
TSh
Revenue is gross revenue, not profit.
4. Simple payback period
The reported TSh 169.37 billion was generated in less than two years. If we use approximately 21 months (June 2024–March 2026) as a rough period:
Average revenue ≈ TSh 96.8 billion/year
Then:
23.3
trillion
÷
96.8
billion
≈
241
years
So at the current revenue run-rate, a very simple revenue-only payback calculation gives approximately 241 years.
.
1. SGR investment cost
The Treasury Registrar reported the SGR project cost at approximately US$10.017 billion, equivalent at the time to about TSh 23.3 trillion.
T
Tro
Another government report gives the first phase estimate as TSh 16.883 trillion (US$7.274 billion).
M
Ministry of Finance Tanzania
For a broad project-level calculation, I’ll use TSh 23.3 trillion.
2.